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Roberts beelined to him, cracking inside jokes to gently prod him out of his shell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Higher fuel expenses would raise inflation, crimp consumer spending and prod businesses to put hiring and investment plans on hold.

From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026

A prod, a nudge and the memories spilled out.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Private space flight has been going so well, it’s hardly been a subject in this column since a 2004 effort to prod congressional action on a safe harbor from the lawsuit industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

A family sitting around a pair of Shabbos candles, surrounded by a barrier that observers could peek and prod through.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

He also gently prods them to define what success looks like.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

New contractors like Anduril will make a difference, especially if Congress prods the Pentagon to shape up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

For most American infants, the hepatitis B shot comes just before their first bath, in the blur of pokes, prods and pictures that attend a 21st century hospital delivery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025

Attacking shots are causing England's downfall, not tentative prods.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025

Often, the things Jasmin tells her father are lines that Maria Isabel prods her to say.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

But decades later the three, prodded by Elvira, go on a quest to understand what really happened to them and their parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The crowd, which greeted Paul with boos before settling into sullen, begrudging applause when prodded, is fully prepared for a distraction.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

As the guarantors of European security, U.S. officials have long prodded European politicians on various issues—but usually behind closed doors and rarely with the bluntness of Trump’s diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Amine Adli prodded home to make it 3-2 with nearly the last touch of the game after a scramble in the box following a long throw, sparking scenes of pandemonium.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

Sefia prodded the calluses forming on her hands and waited on the quarterdeck.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

But dozens of Wall Street Journal readers have told me that their financial advisers are prodding them to put these funds in taxable accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Massie has been one of the loudest House voices prodding the Trump administration to release more information on the sex offender and his accomplices.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

Its activist investing honcho, James Chadwick, once told a podcast his fund often gets involved at the prodding of a former insider or other person knowledgeable about a particular target company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

She blew on the sediment and began turning it over with the handle of the spoon, prodding it to let the heat out Later, she was able to sort it with her fingers.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White