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as in to urge
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
a public outcry eventually prodded the politicians into action
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Recent Examples of prod
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
At the dawn of the week, the two join forces in a pointed partnership that will prod you over the edge to dive deep into an overwhelming new obsession.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
Several participants questioned why the state should forgo tax revenue to prod gun owners to be responsible.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
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Verb
To grow the Internet Archive, that meant dancing around and prodding the limits of copyright law.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
At the dawn of the week, the two join forces in a pointed partnership that will prod you over the edge to dive deep into an overwhelming new obsession.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
Zuckerberg has been eager to point out those differences and prod at a decades-long feud between the two tech giants and their chief executives.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
Several participants questioned why the state should forgo tax revenue to prod gun owners to be responsible.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
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Sometimes, the cop even pokes fun at the suspect’s inability to sprint, calling them out for being out of shape.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Russian and Chinese militaries are exercising with each other more regularly and even poking the U.S. in the eye on occasion — in July, the U.S. Air Force intercepted a few Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft operating in Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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Yes, Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans to reject the bill, but three years of inaction were a bigger issue for voters.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health officials are blasting messages to South Dakotans on billboards and television, urging people to get tested.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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However, the government recently announced a stimulus plan, which includes lowering interest rates and fiscal support and this could help consumer spending.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Clutter bombards our minds with excessive stimuli, causing our senses to work overtime on what is not necessary or important.Shira Gill, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, president-elect Donald Trump criticized the Chips Act which was passed by the Biden administration in 2022 — partly to spur domestic advanced chip manufacturing.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The United States is in the midst of the biggest boom in clean energy manufacturing investments in history, spurred by laws like the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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Delafield said voting means a lot to him, as his World War II veteran father always encouraged his kids.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nick Seidler, 56, of Wauwatosa, MSOE coordinator of special events, was walking to work outside the polling place and said he was encouraged to see so many students voting.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Another execution attempt of Creech, 74, had been scheduled for Nov. 13 — coincidentally, the same date in which the four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed in 2022 in an off-campus apartment house.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Samuel Paty, 47, was stabbed repeatedly in 2020 outside his school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine near Paris by an 18-year-old assailant of Chechen origin, then decapitated, days after showing his pupils the caricatures.Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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While still firmly in Trump’s camp, the red county has nudged toward blue the past two elections, as turnout increased and the Democratic candidate won more of the incoming voters.Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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This should make the engine more tractable throughout the rev range, and that’s not taking into consideration an optional race exhaust setup—for track use only, nudge nudge—that bumps those figures up to 126 horsepower and 73 lb-ft of torque, while shaving another 10 pounds.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bio Essence plans to increase income through sales force strengthening, sales incentives, and marketing activities, and is exploring additional financing options.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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In many instances, local and state tax incentives are supporting these projects.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Prod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prod. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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