goad
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Mr. Warsh avoided hints during his post-meeting press conference about the future path of interest rates, despite reporters’ best efforts to goad him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The economy lacks other spurs to goad it into faster growth.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Tommy Lasorda had to goad Hershiser into becoming a bulldog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
He defended those actions and said he will continue to stand up for what he believes is "right" by challenging those trying to goad him into a reaction on camera.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025
Lily asked, and I knew that she was just trying to goad information out of him.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Preston goads while the two do so in a dimly lit park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
One seeks out a key piece of Parkinson's-causing RNA, while the other goads the cell to chop it to pieces for recycling.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
The language of economics goads us into being more selfish than we would be otherwise, research shows.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2020
It was a strong-willed Cabinet of goads, gadflies and bureaucrats, and there were interagency squabbles and rivalries that the mayor seemed unable to control.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
This only goads them into talking further, in lowered voices, their heads leaning in toward each other.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Mr. Warsh resolutely refuses to be goaded into making news at post-FOMC press conferences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The fans goaded Kuniskis to rip a burnout, spinning the truck’s wheels in place until rubber turned into smoke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
They felt he had been goaded into a moment of weakness.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
Claiming to work on “a communication strategy for reaching out to law enforcement,” Williams then goaded AP3 members into bragging about their police connections.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
“He was goaded into writing them!” answered Mom.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
When San Antonio’s big man Victor Wembanyama pointed to his temple after goading a Knick into a cheap foul, the taunt was clear: I’m in your head, buddy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Rather than respond directly to the company, Muddy Waters took to X, where it posted a meme goading SoFi to “run that game.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
It was as if they were goading Scotland now.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Blanchett: But your character’s been goading my character for such a long period.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
The five-dollar bill crumpled in the bottom of my pocket taunted me, goading me to get my photograph taken like Ba and Auntie Matchmaker wanted.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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