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prompted

[promp-tid] / ˈprɒmp tɪd /




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The release of powerful new AI models has since prompted the administration to shift from a hands-off approach to increased oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The need for investment has already prompted many to explore alternative ownership structures, and industry leaders have been debating how the technology could shrink head count or alter fee structures over time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

At one point, visitors were prompted to walk in a single file line past two Secret Service officers holding rifles.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Down the Atlantic coast, around the town of Biscarosse in France's Landes region, another "major" fire that began on Thursday afternoon has prompted the evacuations of more than 23,000 people.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Then, on a frigid night that month, William Stepson, a twenty-nine-year-old Osage champion steer roper, received a call that prompted him to leave his house in Fairfax.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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