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our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears
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But in recent days, as the six-month anniversary approached, the tenor of the administration’s entreaties to Israel has changed from plaintive finger-wagging to angry displeasure.
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Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The ladies who lunch resist Wiig's entreaties – especially Janney's Evelyn, the reigning queen bee.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
With more than half of Senate Republicans now officially backing Mr. Trump’s bid for president, those entreaties are becoming harder to ignore as prattle from Palm Beach.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
But despite months of White House entreaties, Congress has yet to pass President Biden’s request for $60 billion in additional security aid, part of a larger package that would also include assistance to Israel for its war in the Gaza Strip.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors allege that in response to the entreaties, Slater provided sensitive information including details that were classified as secret by the U.S. intelligence community.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024
The popular former Republican governor of Maryland had rebuffed years of entreaties and lobbying from a parade of powerful Republicans.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
But the whole sequence is impressively ugly, and Danvers’ response — putting Leah in a jail cell and refusing entreaties by the other cops to stop being so tough on the kid — is even uglier.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2024
Still, Musk’s entreaties come at a time when Delaware has issued several rulings that have sent a chill into one of its core constituencies: boards of directors.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The ladies who lunch resist Wiig's entreaties – especially Janney's Evelyn, the reigning queen bee.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
With more than half of Senate Republicans now officially backing Mr. Trump’s bid for president, those entreaties are becoming harder to ignore as prattle from Palm Beach.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
But despite months of White House entreaties, Congress has yet to pass President Biden’s request for $60 billion in additional security aid, part of a larger package that would also include assistance to Israel for its war in the Gaza Strip.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors allege that in response to the entreaties, Slater provided sensitive information including details that were classified as secret by the U.S. intelligence community.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024
The popular former Republican governor of Maryland had rebuffed years of entreaties and lobbying from a parade of powerful Republicans.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
But the whole sequence is impressively ugly, and Danvers’ response — putting Leah in a jail cell and refusing entreaties by the other cops to stop being so tough on the kid — is even uglier.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2024
Still, Musk’s entreaties come at a time when Delaware has issued several rulings that have sent a chill into one of its core constituencies: boards of directors.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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