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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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These entreaties, if they were ever heard by Cox and Kyoko, were ignored.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Despite entreaties from its engineers, Google management sat on the breakthrough.
—Tom Wheeler, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
When his entreaties for a post were rebuffed, Guiteau shot the president.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Trump’s entreaties to voters beyond his base were vaguer.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Despite entreaties from its engineers, Google management sat on the breakthrough.
—Tom Wheeler, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
When his entreaties for a post were rebuffed, Guiteau shot the president.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Trump’s entreaties to voters beyond his base were vaguer.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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