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
Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to all state and federal charges against him, had his last state court appearance in February.
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Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Mangione, who faces additional charges in Pennsylvania and in federal court, pleaded not guilty to the New York state charges in December.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Unemployed and with a child on the way, Bell has no means to pay a $150,000 penalty on top of the restitution, his lawyer pleaded.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
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Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Mangione, who faces additional charges in Pennsylvania and in federal court, pleaded not guilty to the New York state charges in December.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Unemployed and with a child on the way, Bell has no means to pay a $150,000 penalty on top of the restitution, his lawyer pleaded.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
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Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the state contends, its colleges lose out on tens of millions of dollars because of discriminatory requirements.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Entering play on Monday, here’s where every contending team stands with roughly 13 games to go.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In this task, intuition is reflected in whether people can suddenly sense connections between things without consciously reasoning them out.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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If making movies couldn’t happen for him, Newell eventually reasoned his next best thing might be to stage movies live.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite their mass use, Manuylov hopes to convince various associations and research boards to conduct comparative field tests of the classic methods versus his own.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ciara recently opened up about a time her husband, Russell Wilson, convinced a teenager with leukemia to stick with his treatment, an act that wound up changing his story from coming to an end.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Google, of course, insists the AI Overviews arrangement benefits everyone.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Caracas insists the buildup is part of a broader campaign directed at undermining President Nicolás Maduro’s government.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Children want to change, as Adam Phillips asserts, but adults want to stay the same.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Limit your interaction with them when possible and assert your boundaries firmly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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