prevail on/upon
phrasal verb
prevailed on/upon; prevailing on/upon; prevails on/upon
: to ask or persuade (someone) to do something
They prevailed on/upon me to play a few tunes on the piano.
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Duncan further indicated that Texas was likely to prevail on its trespass claims.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
To prevail upon the KRG to undertake the task, the United States must effectively bind itself to the Kurdish cause.
—Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
Nonetheless, Heinrich was widely expected to prevail on Tuesday.
—Brandon Conradis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
With turnout among Black voters, who make up a third of Georgia’s population and form the backbone of the state’s Democratic Party, making up just 26% of the early vote, some Republicans are confident Trump will prevail on election day.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
To prevail upon the KRG to undertake the task, the United States must effectively bind itself to the Kurdish cause.
—Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
Nonetheless, Heinrich was widely expected to prevail on Tuesday.
—Brandon Conradis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
With turnout among Black voters, who make up a third of Georgia’s population and form the backbone of the state’s Democratic Party, making up just 26% of the early vote, some Republicans are confident Trump will prevail on election day.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Prevail on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevail%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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