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prompted

adjective as in reminded

adjective as in suggested

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That commitment prompted skepticism among many who follow the country’s finances given the size was more than 50% larger than the Saudi annual budget.

The anticipated push has prompted a flurry of deals among broadcasters, who have seen their advertisers scatter and audiences decline as more consumers get their news through social media.

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This did little to slow the pace of arrivals, which overwhelmed the asylum system and prompted the government to put them in hotels at taxpayer expense.

Democracy was restored months later, after the Greek junta engineered a botched coup d'etat in Cyprus that prompted a Turkish invasion.

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It is a practice which has also affected other footballers and prompted the French players' union to lodge a complaint last year.

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