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nudge

[nuhj] / nʌdʒ /




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Gates also said we should consider taxing AI tokens and robots, which could nudge businesses toward hiring people instead of betting on more machines.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Yet Schoenbrun’s observations are presented in the film as though they’re opaque, overloaded with smug surrealism and jam-packed with visual stimuli designed to wink and nudge at the otherwise obvious.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Schmidt said Instagram has introduced tools to help protect children and nudge them into more measured use.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Engineers also sometimes need a nudge in the other direction—to avoid being too practical, according to Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

When everyone else had made it safely to the other side, I set Gum Baby and Tarrypin down and gave them a nudge forward.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Brent crude contracts rose by 0.5% but held just below $100 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate contracts nudged back above $90 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Futures for major U.S. indexes all nudged higher after an erratic day of trade Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

This will become more substantial by Wednesday, stretching across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and western areas of England, as high pressure is nudged a bit further east.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

U.K. fashion retailer Next PLC nudged up its guidance for the fiscal year after reporting a rise in earnings in the first half on a better-than-expected performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Doc reached up on a high shelf to grab something; as he did, he nudged aside the box I saw there on our first rootwork lesson, the one that had been full of Devil’s Shoestrings.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

“If that’s right, it could mean Shingrix is nudging the whole trajectory of neuroinflammation in a healthier direction.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Rather, they are rethinking the role that digital offerings play in their operations and nudging employees to assign higher priority to customer service, not just rely on kiosk ordering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

This is an uncomplicated yarn about a man prying open his heart and nudging other hard nuts to do the same.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

With temperatures nudging 40C, there have been some comparisons to the historic heatwave of July 2022 when the UK recorded 40C for the first time.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

I hiss, nudging her pink sneaker with my foot.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist




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