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urge

[urj] / ɜrdʒ /




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If you do, urge your followers to do the same instead of them pouting and sitting out the mayor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Allowed to innovate, to make battlefield adjustments, and to resist the urge to abandon strong defensive positions, they have imposed devastating casualties on the Russians, who are seriously wanting in tactical agility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

According to the team, both taste preferences and long-standing habits may drive the urge to add salt.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

This was an occasion when McCullum would have been right to urge his team to "go harder", as proved by Brook.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The urge to run was like one of those big hooks that came out in cartoons to yank people offstage.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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