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This started with some truly baroque partisan speculation; on Dec. 11, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) cadged himself some airtime on Fox News by claiming that his home state was under attack from Iran.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Ansa works in a Helsinki supermarket, collecting expired food and cadging the odd casserole for her dinner.—
Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
4 Dec. 2023
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Not for Chelsea, obviously, whom he’s already once told to go find a richer boyfriend to mooch off.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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Anyway, my friend and I were able to mooch a ride from him to that wonderful institution known as LAX, land of inconvenience, confusion, disdain and dirty bathrooms.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Orange County Register,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cal Fire captain begged for mercy during slaying captured on video, officials say.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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My agent was the one who pretty much begged me to just go out and try it and audition.—
Katie Arnold-Ratliff,
Curbed,
27 Feb. 2025
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Before the episode, Pope Francis spent his morning alternating between praying and respiratory physiotherapy.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The church has encouraged worshippers across Rome and around the world to pray for his health, including at nightly vigils held close to St. Peter's - a custom the Catholic Church has long practiced during previous papal illnesses.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Later, action scenes sponge ideas from Buster Keaton and Indiana Jones.—
Natalia Winkelman,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Spray or sponge the dog with cool or tepid water (not cold), especially on the underside.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
18 June 2024
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Didion’s words are a time machine transporting her back to a memory, viscerally, to conjure previous selves.—
Elizabeth Brown,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Claridge’s Flowers, meanwhile, has created a bespoke Hotel Il Pellicano bouquet that aims to conjure the feel of the Tuscan coast with seasonal blooms wrapped in the yellow and white striped paper recalling the hotel’s colors.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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At the athlete meeting before the event got underway, White implored them not to hold back in their assessments.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, Cunningham implored community members for their support as well, either via donations or by coming in more often to keep the space financially viable.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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TikTokers are beseeching us to get off the treadmill and into the weight room.—
Mark Jannot,
Outside Online,
24 Feb. 2022
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Even with white noise and earplugs, the sound was unnerving to Ms. Kullen, who sent beseeching emails to the board and Halstead, the building’s management company.—
David Segal,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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