as in petitioner
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the parents finally granted the persistent pleader his wish: a puppy
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Noun
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Board member Pamela Escobar, who did not vote for Lancaster, thanked petitioners for sharing their concerns at the meeting.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2025 -
Kim Kardashian and nearly 400,000 petitioners are advocating for their release.—
Maxwell Millington,
Axios,
10 Oct. 2024
Noun
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City solicitor Renee Garcia — Parker's appointee to lead the law department — filed the lien, demanding repayment plus any expenses and attorney fees incurred in pursuing the debt.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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City’s explanation is that decision, and the case as a whole, fell into the remit of the solicitors representing the company’s insurers rather than the club itself.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us.—
Teju Cole,
New York Times,
12 Sep. 2023
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.—
Hannah Edgar,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Aug. 2021
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By 2018, Google had received almost 2.4 million URL removal requests from 400,000 requesters; 43% of requests were approved.—
Joe Hindy,
PCMAG,
27 Feb. 2025
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The requester sought for the book to be moved from the children’s section to an adult section.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Pleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleader. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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