urged on

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"Let us stay vigilant, active, and organized until the democratic transition is achieved," Machado urged on social media.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

As of the early 1990s, women’s boxing still attracted such meager purses that she is seen resorting to grotesque means of making money, urged on by her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Ishikawa Gov. Hiroshi Hase urged on Friday the residents to temporarily relocate to the recommended facilities to rest better and “protect your lives.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Most arrive by bus or car, urged on by adverts on social media promising help from middlemen on the ground in Brussels, Paris, Calais or Dunkirk.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022

This vindictiveness was urged on by men in high places who resented the President’s spirit of clemency as violently as they resented the tenacity of the South.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt