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"Even though we believed these theories to be true, it's important to have an experimental realization, something you can poke and prod," Alicea says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Roberts beelined to him, cracking inside jokes to gently prod him out of his shell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

“The regime continues to poke and prod, looking for a soft underbelly,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Then we had several days of wondering if Marc Kennedy was prone to leaving a lingering finger or guilty of administering an intentional prod?

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

A family sitting around a pair of Shabbos candles, surrounded by a barrier that observers could peek and prod through.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

New contractors like Anduril will make a difference, especially if Congress prods the Pentagon to shape up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

If you opt for private sessions, there’s a misconception that it will involve revealing your innermost secrets, perhaps while lying on a couch, as a therapist prods you to beat back your demons.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

For most American infants, the hepatitis B shot comes just before their first bath, in the blur of pokes, prods and pictures that attend a 21st century hospital delivery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025

Attacking shots are causing England's downfall, not tentative prods.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025

He inspects my stump, prods it, measures it, then says, “Outstanding!”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Bumrah whacked a six and three fours in his cameo of 20 not out as he showed promise in keeping Shreyas company, but the latter softly prodded behind to Atkinson for a tame end.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

But decades later the three, prodded by Elvira, go on a quest to understand what really happened to them and their parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The crowd, which greeted Paul with boos before settling into sullen, begrudging applause when prodded, is fully prepared for a distraction.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

U.S. administrations have prodded global semiconductor companies, like Taiwanese giant TSMC, to build chip factories in the U.S., so that a conflict in Asia wouldn’t cripple U.S. industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

She was used to being crowded and jostled and poked and prodded and hugged.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

But dozens of Wall Street Journal readers have told me that their financial advisers are prodding them to put these funds in taxable accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Massie has been one of the loudest House voices prodding the Trump administration to release more information on the sex offender and his accomplices.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

Congress changed the law in 2018, after prodding by the industry, and doubled the debt limit to two times equity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Showrunner Jess Brownell says this season, they were is interested in prodding the wish-fulfillment fantasy many of us were introduced to at a young age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

“I didn’t think of giving Kreacher anything. Do people usually give their house-elves Christmas presents?” asked Harry, prodding the parcel cautiously.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling