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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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Casey ignored the production’s entreaties, but in the spring of 2021, Haddix met Cunningham and Liu for an introductory breakfast at a Holiday Inn Express.
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Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
But Israel appears to have limited the attacks, in line with entreaties from the Biden administration, perhaps avoiding swift escalation, for now.
—Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Some in the crowd questioned Musk’s entreaties to vote early, reflecting the possibility that Republicans are still persuading their supporters to embrace early voting after Trump spent years demonizing the method.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
In turning a deaf ear to U.S. entreaties, Netanyahu seems to be taking advantage of Biden’s emotional affinity for Israel and of the political timing that ties the lame-duck president’s hands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
But Israel appears to have limited the attacks, in line with entreaties from the Biden administration, perhaps avoiding swift escalation, for now.
—Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Some in the crowd questioned Musk’s entreaties to vote early, reflecting the possibility that Republicans are still persuading their supporters to embrace early voting after Trump spent years demonizing the method.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
In turning a deaf ear to U.S. entreaties, Netanyahu seems to be taking advantage of Biden’s emotional affinity for Israel and of the political timing that ties the lame-duck president’s hands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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