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nudged



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She nudged the anxious calf to her side and they trotted briskly away.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

—In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up 0.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 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

They created two chances in the first half that should have been buried, but Pierre Landry Kabore shot straight at the keeper and Alexandros Kyziridis nudged his effort wide when one-on-one.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

I jumped to my feet, chuckling, nudged the corncobs off the fire and onto a plate, and passed them round.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo



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