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as in appeals
an earnest request
the captive made an impassioned plea for his life to be spared
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as in excuses
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
my only plea is that I've been overworked lately
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Recent Examples of pleas
As a result of the no contest pleas, the murder and the child abuse charges were dropped.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Online federal court documents Monday did not show whether Falkner or Rincker have entered pleas.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Robinson has not yet entered pleas.
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Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Savannah has made several heartbreaking pleas on Instagram and returned to work in April.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
In October, his children made heartfelt pleas to a New York federal judge to see their father released from federal lockup after more than a year of incarceration.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Joseph and Kendra have both entered not guilty pleas to all charges.
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Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
After Hakim, Feyock, Zou and Weger entered not guilty pleas, Patti ordered them to be released on bond, according to court records reviewed by Fox News Digital.
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James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
As Pryor read off the names and case numbers, Broward Circuit Judge Andrew Siegel vacated their pleas, convictions and sentences.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Online federal court documents Monday did not show whether Falkner or Rincker have entered pleas.
—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Robinson has not yet entered pleas.
—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Savannah has made several heartbreaking pleas on Instagram and returned to work in April.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
In October, his children made heartfelt pleas to a New York federal judge to see their father released from federal lockup after more than a year of incarceration.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Joseph and Kendra have both entered not guilty pleas to all charges.
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Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
After Hakim, Feyock, Zou and Weger entered not guilty pleas, Patti ordered them to be released on bond, according to court records reviewed by Fox News Digital.
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James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
As Pryor read off the names and case numbers, Broward Circuit Judge Andrew Siegel vacated their pleas, convictions and sentences.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleas
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The court may also issue decisions about emergency appeals over the next three months.
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However, users can still place wagers on prediction markets as the case moves through the appeals process.
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Court papers say Doyle used a different first name while dealing with Matthiesen and continued to invent excuses after the painting had been sold, even falsely claiming the buyer had failed to pay him despite already receiving the money.
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Then turn in the most benign of public records requests — access to a calendar, for example — and prepare for weeks of delays and excuses.
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Thoughts and prayers get downgraded to mere words with no action.
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Caning is also allowed to punish people gambling and drinking, and for women who wear tight clothes or men who skip Friday prayers.
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Its role is to expose wrongdoing, illuminate facts, and draw the world’s attention to crimes committed in the name of false causes and manufactured justifications.
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Lawsuits and hearings The independent journalist Katie Phang is currently suing the Department of Justice to force it to provide justifications for many of the redactions and release additional documents.
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That changed on September 21, 2025, when a presidential proclamation introduced a $100,000 fee tied to certain new H-1B petitions.
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These opportunists drown out the core mission, creating a cacophony of competing voices that confuses donors, crowd the inboxes of CEOs and members of Congress with colliding petitions, and paralyzes meaningful action by draining critical funding and attention away from the truly effective groups.
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Both Kurtz and Langeliers cited workload and the need for rest during the long Major League Baseball season as reasons for their lack of interest.
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Many areas have been exempted for a variety of reasons, including lots in hillside fire zones and lots in Historic Protection Overlay Zones.
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“Pleas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleas. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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