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pleads

  • present tense form of plead (3rd person singular).

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Awash in the sounds of rain, she pleads with a lover to abandon her, as she does not feel strong enough to make that choice.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The Times goes with "Burnham pleads for ten years to 'rewire' Britain".

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

“Rise up!” the chorus pleads, and demands, and hopes for.

From Salon May 28, 2026

In it, Savannah Guthrie pleads for the public to help locate her missing mother.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

“I didn’t want to take you here, but I had to. I had to. It was the only way to make you understand,” she pleads as she sways back and forth.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold