cry out for
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A people can’t cry out for deliverance while refusing correction or ask God for justice while excusing wrongdoing in its own ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
A British couple jailed in Iran after being accused of espionage have gone on hunger strike in a "cry out for help", their son has told the BBC.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Doesn’t such a radical outcome cry out for an explanation?
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2024
Businesses cry out for creative thinkers; education is hungry for new models of teaching and learning; and in civic life, we all are wondering how to be with each other again.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
This was in answer to the prayers of the faithful, who had never ceased, both day and night, to cry out for deliverance.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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