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prays

verb

present tense third-person singular of pray

as in begs

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner I pray you: tell me where they went

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Recent Examples of prays Once a year, Akagawa takes the letters to a nearby Buddhist temple, where a monk prays over them. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 Meanwhile, back home, his community waits for news – and prays for his safety. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 The family prays with Ali before a meal, with a seat at the table left empty. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2026 This is the center where my father prays on Fridays. — Sarah Hassaine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu prays in front of the remains of military diver Mohamed Mahudhee, during his funeral in Male, Maldives, Saturday, May 16, 2026. — CBS News, 17 May 2026 In 2015, the Los Angeles Times reported Villaraigosa was a consultant to Herbalife, a controversial multi-level marketing company that critics say prays on low-income would-be entrepreneurs. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Roger prays, and Amy takes her last breath. — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026 Isaac prays to God on her behalf, God answers the prayer, and Rebekah conceives. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026

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But this begs the parallel question of what the current museum architecture arises from and reflects, and why the oceanic and the oligarchic logics of the museum’s reformation now travel together here.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Petticrew dressed like present-day Catherine in the flashback scene as Isabel begs her to inject her with heroin.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of begs

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However, if someone petitions the court, a judge could order the HOA into a receivership.

— Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
The film hands off its plot like a baton, passing from this dissatisfied shopper to a factory owner to her dead daughter-in-law (another ghost) who petitions the government for her civil rights despite being in the body of an appliance.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of petitions

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One of the questions, directed to David Hunt, director of finance for Entergy Arkansas, asks him to explain the reasoning for the classification of the payments.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
The complaint asks a Cook County judge to issue a fine of $11,500 for every day the violations are not corrected.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

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