nudge
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Every time Claude got stuck, Sumner gave it a nudge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
SpaceX shares nudge up 0.9% premarket to $109.28 after falling nearly 14% Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Investors had worried that accelerating price increases would nudge policymakers at the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It will be a nudge to those at the top of the WSL to watch their backs as London City - and Putellas - hope to compete for a European spot.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But then Emma reached down and squeezed his hand twice, before giving him a nudge in the side as she looked up at Natalie with narrowed eyes.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
She nudged the anxious calf to her side and they trotted briskly away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The company’s second-quarter results on Tuesday broadly topped Wall Street’s estimates, and management nudged its financial outlook higher for the year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
—New York Gold contracts nudged up 1.5% to $4,074.80.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
They created two chances in the first half that should have been buried, but Pierre Landry Kabore shot straight at the keeper and Alexandros Kyziridis nudged his effort wide when one-on-one.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Dodger nudged her with his muzzle, and Akira shook herself awake.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The S&P 500 information technology sector was the best performing, nudging the broader index to a 0.3% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Australia's Suncorp Super Netball is where the top money is for now and, while salaries are veiled in secrecy, the cream of the crop there are reputedly nudging close to the six-figure mark.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
She watched intently perched on a bench at the very front of the room, at times shrieking and nudging her sister as she pointed at the cafe’s new large flat-screen that loomed overhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
While opinion polls suggested the vote could be tight, the latest surveys indicated opposition to the proposal nudging ahead.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
“What happened to winging it, Stella? Doing it ‘Abby Style,’” Mya says, nudging me playfully.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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