prod
Example Sentences
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The shift is expected to prod additional stock purchases of SpaceX from investment funds built around the index.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Ms. Joselit vividly captures Kaplan’s fervor to fulfill his self-appointed life mission to prod American Jews forward from their 19th-century diaspora ghettoes into the freedoms of 20th-century America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Sweden believed one of the Canadians was repeatedly double-touching, giving the stone another little prod with his finger to correct its course during Friday's round robin match.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
At several points, Ratner intervenes to prod Trump into sharing more about herself.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Georgie reached out over the water to prod a few leaves loose with his stick.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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