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The United Nations, aid groups and Israeli human rights groups have beseeched Israel to allow water and emergency deliveries of fuel to flow into the Gaza Strip.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov approached the Kremlin leader Monday and told him of the many foreign leaders who have beseeched him to not to invade.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022

Friends have beseeched him to savour the experience he is having in Spain, but the flinty Scot is too absorbed in assisting Santo to let the reality of his situation faze him.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2014

In recent weeks, the former Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley and newspaper columnists have beseeched Frank McCourt to sell, and Major League Baseball officials have acknowledged that they are monitoring the divorce.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2010

For years, teachers have beseeched parents to lend a hand in schools.

From Time Magazine Archive