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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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And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger refused Trump’s entreaties to stuff the ballot boxes in Georgia with another 11,000 votes for Trump.
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Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
There is some evidence that these entreaties are reaching curious ears.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
And in cases where contagious people refuse to comply with entreaties to quarantine, health officials will no longer be able to enlist help from law enforcement.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
This isn’t all an entreaty for Congress and local leaders to do nothing.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
There is some evidence that these entreaties are reaching curious ears.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
And in cases where contagious people refuse to comply with entreaties to quarantine, health officials will no longer be able to enlist help from law enforcement.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
This isn’t all an entreaty for Congress and local leaders to do nothing.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entreaty
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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