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Arbeloa and Mbappe had begged fans to support the team but, just as they did a fortnight ago against Levante, they whistled their own players.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Later we heard he had been ordered home by the Head of the Art Unit and had begged to be allowed to stay.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Earlier this week, Scott Anderson, Mr Anderson's father, said he had begged his son not to go to Ukraine.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

She explained that being from inland, she and her family knew little about the fishing industry, though they had been skeptical and had begged her brother to not work at sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

It was all Poseidon, she said, and indeed the Sea-god had been helping the Greeks contrary to Zeus’s orders, but only because she had begged him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton