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One global study suggests 7% of adults, external experience shopping addiction, external - an uncontrollable urge to spend despite the financial consequences - and younger women are more susceptible.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

All I can do after the end to such a historic run is to urge you: Don’t wait as long as I did to experience Dollywood’s magic firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

If the courts don’t stop Pike’s execution, the public should urge Gov. Bill Lee to spare her life.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

President Trump this past week hosted crypto executives at the White House to urge passage of the act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

He fought the urge to run and asked if Maya-Jade was there, making sure to think the hyphen between the two names this time as he spoke.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Durran, the chief coroner, urges families to raise a hand or write a note if they have concerns.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

But she urges supporters not to feel sorry for her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

But we have more control over our balance than we may realize, urges Duke University balance researcher, Kristal M. Riska, who’s president of the American Balance Society.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The ministry urges residents in the affected areas to avoid exposure to heat and direct sunlight during the hottest hours between 11:00 and 18:00, stay indoors and drink plenty of fluids.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Sensing my hesitation, Isabel urges me gently through the alleys of the cloisters.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

During the first hour, pine grove owners urged fire commanders to light a backfire a few hundred yards from Le Porge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

But overnight rain and rising river waters hampered rescue efforts at that site, and Nepal's disaster authorities urged rescue teams on Sunday to exercise caution.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

After the protests, Modi urged Indians not to harass “misguided” youth and said he forgave people who had used vulgar language against him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The last time Bhagwat spoke in the U.S., eight years ago, he urged solidarity among Hindus—who have caste, language and other divides—by comparing the community to a lion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Once I met Hortense, he urged me to woo her and then convince her to take me home to Ashton Place, so I could launch my business here, in England.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Gold Phoenix was near the back of the pack in the field of 11 until the far turn, when jockey Hector Berrios began urging him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

China's President Xi Jinping is urging "all-out" search efforts for the missing, as well as stronger monitoring and early warning systems to prevent secondary disasters.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

On Wednesday, the company unveiled an ad it plans to take out in major newspapers urging its competitors to adopt similar protections for users under 18.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Executives are urging their staff to send messages in public Slack channels, rather than privately pinging colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

I knew what Samira was urging me to do, but I couldn’t.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee