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Lue had implored his group to get off to a better start, to not have to play catchup in this road game, to not get “bored with the process.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

Insiders at Community told the BBC they had "implored" the Unite leadership to fall back in behind a plan developed by the industry analysts Syndex.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

But the same officials who had implored Heifetz to nix the Strauss sonata now urged him to carry on.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

During the November meeting, Boxall had implored people to fight the diminishment of local control but still voted yes.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2022

I asked what was to become of the young writers whom the Communist party had implored to join the clubs and who were ineligible for the new group, and there was no answer.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright