as in prayers
an earnest request
the Red Cross made an urgent supplication for donations of food and blankets for the earthquake victims
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Aaron Sharpe, co-owner of Lucius Q, commented on a Facebook post from someone offering prayers for the husband and father of two.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025 -
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform called for prayers and held a moment of silence for Kirk during a meeting.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Only after the internal appeals with the insurer are exhausted is an external review an option for some denials.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Clippers would have the chance to appeal to an NBA appeals panel.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The great derangement The Indian government has ignored numerous pleas to reconsider and abandon the project and instead moved to change the facts on the ground.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Smith entered pleas of not guilty at the arraignment, CBS News and NBC Boston reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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In year's past, petitions have circulated to try to change the date of Halloween to the last Saturday in October.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Immigration advocates and Ohio civil rights leaders have added their names to petitions.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Cannon found that counts 2-5, by incorporating the allegations in count 1, violated the federal rule against shotgun pleadings.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ellis sought damages including medical expenses and lost wages and referenced a $24 million figure in pleadings mentioned during trial, ABC7 Eyewitness News reported.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Supplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplications. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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