as in to argue
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?
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Recent Examples of plead
Lincoln Erickson, 32, of Farmington Hills, pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography on Wednesday, May 20, the United States Attorney’s Office said in a press release.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Three people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in the case, and prosecutors consider Becerra to have been a victim, not a perpetrator.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Appearing in court on Friday, Ali pleaded not guilty to the felony charge and a judge ordered that he be released ahead of his trial, but instructed him to stay away from Georgetown Cupcake.
—Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Georgie pleads, but Meemaw believes that Fred might help Mary loosen up.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Three people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in the case, and prosecutors consider Becerra to have been a victim, not a perpetrator.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Appearing in court on Friday, Ali pleaded not guilty to the felony charge and a judge ordered that he be released ahead of his trial, but instructed him to stay away from Georgetown Cupcake.
—Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Georgie pleads, but Meemaw believes that Fred might help Mary loosen up.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Vincent Bugliosi argued—first in court, then in Helter Skelter—that Manson had meant for the murders to incite Helter Skelter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Political observers argue that Hilton’s conservative media profile and Bianco’s law enforcement background resonate with rural and suburban voters on issues like crime and immigration, suggesting their campaigns address genuine policy concerns beyond election denialism.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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In their court papers, the Iskander attorneys contend that the 62-year-old Grossman tried to flee the scene and likely would have succeeded had her vehicle not automatically shut down due to it sensing the massive impact that had just occurred.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 May 2026
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Some legal experts contend that ghost job postings may violate existing federal consumer protection law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The model internalizes domain knowledge during training rather than as a retrieval layer at inference time, learning to reason within the domain instead of mapping general patterns onto it.—
Sam Mugel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images On the agentic AI front, Google announced Gemini Spark, a new general purpose AI agent in the Gemini app that can reason across information in connected apps.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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University of Illinois graduate Fred Hatch convinced his father, Lewis Hatch, to build up instead of down on the family’s farm near Spring Grove in McHenry County.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Roy said the biggest challenge may be convincing Angelenos to cast a vote at all in what has historically been a low-turnout, down-ballot contest.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Team Johnson has insisted that Chicago should be — and in their minds still is — the first option.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Even Manny has to hand it to him, but Hartman proves he's matured and insists that saving the day was a team effort.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Determined to assert their own vision of justice, Pontiac and others painted themselves for war, picked up their stockpiled arms, and attacked British forts, just two weeks after this hanging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Many companies will assert a great work-life balance.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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