urged on

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Twice Alcaraz, urged on by the crowd, held, and then served to love to send the fourth set to a tie-break.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

"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

Autonomous driving is one of an array of emerging technologies from artificial intelligence to renewable energy that China companies are pouring billions of dollars into trying to create, urged on by the ruling Communist Party.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022

In the kitchen Cal urged on the water heating in the coffeepot, and yet he was pleased to be waiting.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck