nudge
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Last year, Kate Spade overhauled its approach to what it now calls the “selling ceremony,” an experience between in-store shoppers and the sales associates who can nudge them into making a purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Recent market turbulence, especially among the most interest-rate sensitive stocks, could nudge inflation “hawks” to hold fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Investors had worried that accelerating price increases would nudge policymakers at the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It will be a nudge to those at the top of the WSL to watch their backs as London City - and Putellas - hope to compete for a European spot.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He's looking at me like I'm breakable—like I'm made of thin glass and one nudge too hard will shatter me into a trillion tiny pieces.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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She nudged the anxious calf to her side and they trotted briskly away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Exports of Canadian goods increased 0.4% to C$77.79 billion in the latest month, while imports nudged up 0.2% to C$73.63 billion, the national data agency said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The company’s second-quarter results on Tuesday broadly topped Wall Street’s estimates, and management nudged its financial outlook higher for the year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Finally, she stepped closer to her husband and gently nudged him aside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The admiral nudged Alexander with an elbow and chuckled.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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The line is like Nolan nudging his audience to say, check this out: a human pyramid of Greek commandos packed into a dark hollow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
She watched intently perched on a bench at the very front of the room, at times shrieking and nudging her sister as she pointed at the cafe’s new large flat-screen that loomed overhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
While opinion polls suggested the vote could be tight, the latest surveys indicated opposition to the proposal nudging ahead.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
What’s more, the high cost of oil, along with the residual effects of the Trump tariffs last year, is nudging up the prices of other goods and services.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
Jason says, nudging me as they open the door to start loading the plane to Brazil.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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