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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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Otherwise, do your best to ignore their entreaties and build your life with your husband based on your plans, not their projections.
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
This is especially concerning because decades of research have shown that people are often more influenced by stories than by explicit arguments and entreaties.
—Haoran Chu, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
But despite a new gold plaque crediting Wetzel and entreaties to Landover, the Daines blockade remains.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
His entreaties to male culture paid off in November.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
This is especially concerning because decades of research have shown that people are often more influenced by stories than by explicit arguments and entreaties.
—Haoran Chu, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
But despite a new gold plaque crediting Wetzel and entreaties to Landover, the Daines blockade remains.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
His entreaties to male culture paid off in November.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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