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  • present participle of prod.
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prodding

[prod-ing] / ˈprɒd ɪŋ /




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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

Despite the EU’s prodding, European drivers have been reluctant to adopt electric vehicles on the scale regulators envisioned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 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

“There has not one word been spoken that makes sense 1” For the last few moments Goodwife Cruff had been vehemently prodding her husband.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare


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