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He didn’t consider what her experience might prompt her to do, to his own eventual detriment.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2026
This could prompt a rerating of the stock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
Shares of PepsiCo fell in early Thursday trading after the beverage and snack giant’s fiscal second-quarter profit and revenue beat expectations — but didn’t prompt an increase in the full-year outlook.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
There’s a lot of hedging going on, though the science is real, the photography spectacular and the girths of the subjects prompt impolite questions: Are you pregnant?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
“So, about my sketchbook,” I prompt when we’re digging in to our food.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Vocabulary lists containing prompt
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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