cry out for
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A people can’t cry out for deliverance while refusing correction or ask God for justice while excusing wrongdoing in its own ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
A British couple jailed in Iran after being accused of espionage have gone on hunger strike in a "cry out for help", their son has told the BBC.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Doesn’t such a radical outcome cry out for an explanation?
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2024
But these numbers cry out for more effective action to minimize the sometimes irreversible and always life-limiting burdens we impose on wholly blameless children.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Laura Keene has the presence of mind to march to center stage and cry out for calm and sanity, but her words go unheeded.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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