prod
Example Sentences
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Higher fuel expenses would raise inflation, crimp consumer spending and prod businesses to put hiring and investment plans on hold.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
Activist investors often prod companies to spin off businesses to generate value.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
A prod, a nudge and the memories spilled out.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
That coaster originally came with a nobler purpose, which is why I keep it handy and in plain sight as a prod to my own civic conscience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
He lowered the cattle prod, and it turned back to a staff.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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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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