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The Jesuits had exhorted Rupnik to atone for his misconduct and enter into a process of reparation with his victims, but he refused.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

It was exactly the kind of pace Lue had exhorted his team to play at when, three games into the season, he showed them video of possessions with only a handful of Clippers sprinting back.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2021

After the Warriors’ 72nd win, a steel-eyed dismantling of the Spurs in San Antonio, Draymond Green revealed that over the All-Star break, Michael Jordan himself had exhorted the team to break the Bulls’ record.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2016

Dying of throat cancer, he had exhorted the anxious contractor to hurry, scribbling on scraps of paper after he could no longer speak.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2012

After we had exhorted one another," he says, "to fall on bravely, we advanced at a good round pace towards the said fortification.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter