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begging

Soliciting, usually for money and food. It is prohibited in many Western countries, and stringent measures were taken against begging in the former USSR. In the Middle East and Asia, almsgiving is often considered a religious obligation.



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After I had run the gauntlet of the begging children, and was just out of ear- shot of the group, I turned round to survey it from a distance.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
But the fact is, Jim and I don't seem to fit into a fairyland, and the old horse has been begging me to go home again ever since he lost the race.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
No loving them, no begging them, no waiting on them.
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