as in to argue
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?
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Recent Examples of plead
The sentencing came after White pleaded guilty to her role in submitting false and fraudulent claims for unclaimed property, officials said.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Jones pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud conspiracy across the two separate cases and is scheduled to be sentenced in January.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 May 2026
The father and son turned themselves in on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Jones pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud conspiracy across the two separate cases and is scheduled to be sentenced in January.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 May 2026
The father and son turned themselves in on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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Black voters who feared losing representation in Congress opposed that request and argued the justices should instead hold onto their April 29 ruling until after the election because voting in the primary had already begun.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Yet its release may reflect a bid by European officials to seize upon a hope that critics have argued has long been their sole strategy to defeat Russia in Ukraine – to wait for its internal collapse.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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The company's lawyers have contended that the Oklahoma case in which Drummond intervened is a private dispute that doesn't involve government officials or public funds.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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And in an effort to rebut claims that Comey was being selectively prosecuted, Blanche contended the case against the former FBI director was similar to other threats cases the department routinely brings against the lesser known.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Maybe this closure doesn’t mean much to the park’s owner, Suriel reasoned.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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And chatbots that can reason and act on their own are far more effective than conventional algorithms at autonomously soliciting information from users.—
Brian Jay Tang,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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The move came after Black Democrats aligned with white Republican legislators to convince a federal court to create three congressional districts to elect the state’s first Black member of Congress since 1876.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Yet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to convince Trump that a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran was the only way to deal with the regime and its nuclear program.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling wasn't binding, and the administration continued denying detainees around the country a chance for release.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling wasn’t binding, and the administration continued denying detainees around the country a chance for release.—
Sudhin Thanawala,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Louisiana sued to restrict access to mifepristone, asserting that its availability undermined the ban there.—
Mark Sherman,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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The improved momentum behind IGV and relative 'buy' signals versus the SPX suggest software stocks are asserting themselves as a new source of leadership within the technology sector.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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