prodded

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Mr. Trump prodded Mr. Carr to let Mr. Ergen sell his licenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

One of Sims’s maternal uncles was a labor economist, and prodded him to enter the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

After battling past Zverev to keep his quest to become the youngest man to win the career Grand Slam alive, he prodded his chest to show the victory came from the heart.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

He broke Verona's spirited resistance when he prodded home Adrien Rabiot's flick-on at a corner in the first minute of stoppage time at the end of the first half.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Chaol prodded her back and Celaena grabbed the arrow.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas