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Example Sentences

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The agency did agree to update its funding request form to prod local nonprofits to make sure they are spending money only on intended migrants.

From Washington Times

I prodded friends who have been executive assistants and start-up founders who have worked with professional helpers, and I read executive assistant job postings on LinkedIn.

From New York Times

That includes Poland, which had already delivered Leopard tanks to Kyiv after prodding its allies to provide more advanced equipment to Ukraine’s military.

From New York Times

Poland, which had prodded its allies to give Ukraine more advanced equipment, had already given Leopards to Ukraine.

From New York Times

Then he asked the models questions about those situations, prodding them to see whether they would attribute false beliefs to the characters involved and accurately predict their behavior.

From New York Times