prompted

Example Sentences

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The law enforcement response is often prompted by a caller who reports a false violent crime at a home.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Also, the energy shock unleashed by the conflict has already prompted parts of Asia and the Middle East to limit air conditioning as a way to conserve energy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

It was an independent researcher, Simon Owens, from Torpoint, who prompted the project team to reinvestigate the case.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

But it has also prompted a pullback of big home insurers from the Golden State.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

He must have sensed that it was not concern for the empty cottage that had prompted me to ask these questions, and now he was silent because he was shocked at me.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier