prodded

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Prodded by the investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2003 required banks to separate their research and banking operations under a far-reaching legal agreement known as the Global Research Analyst Settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Prodded by the label, the group filmed a now-seminal video for the gritty track.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Prodded by both parties in Congress, the intelligence agencies have invested more resources on China, created a new C.I.A. mission center focused on Beijing and taken other measures aimed at improving intelligence collection and analysis.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Prodded by the avalanche of excitement over GPT, Google responded with a live public demonstration of LaMDA's prowess on February 7.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2023

Prodded into action, the man stirred limply, and crawled past them toward the mine, while Heywood, at his heels, growled orders in the vernacular with a voice of dismal ferocity.

From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner