goad
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The economy lacks other spurs to goad it into faster growth.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Tommy Lasorda had to goad Hershiser into becoming a bulldog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Their trash-talking, hard checking, and ability to goad rivals into losing their cool on the ice is actually a point of pride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2025
He defended those actions and said he will continue to stand up for what he believes is "right" by challenging those trying to goad him into a reaction on camera.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025
Enrique likes to goad his mother by making noise.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
One seeks out a key piece of Parkinson's-causing RNA, while the other goads the cell to chop it to pieces for recycling.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
In another episode, Che Guevara goads him into indulging power's vilest impulses.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2022
It was a strong-willed Cabinet of goads, gadflies and bureaucrats, and there were interagency squabbles and rivalries that the mayor seemed unable to control.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
"You can do that," Alana goads, "but I'm going to go and be with mom and dad and I'll be the favourite daughter."
From BBC ● May 21, 2020
This only goads them into talking further, in lowered voices, their heads leaning in toward each other.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Mr. Warsh resolutely refuses to be goaded into making news at post-FOMC press conferences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The fans goaded Kuniskis to rip a burnout, spinning the truck’s wheels in place until rubber turned into smoke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The first purpose is to keep the audience laser-focused on the differences between love and romance, leading them to believe that observing the distinction is their own doing, not something Barker goaded them into.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
He raced to the ring and headed straight to Usyk's corner and goaded his opponent, to the enjoyment of 2,500 travelling British fans.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
Beyond that, he goaded them toward school any way he could.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
Footage showed Pollock goading fans from the upper windows, giving them a thumbs down, sticking out his tongue and waving and shushing.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Rather than respond directly to the company, Muddy Waters took to X, where it posted a meme goading SoFi to “run that game.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been goading Albany to soak the rich, responded to the proposals: “I’m grateful.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
All of a sudden, a brass band appeared, goading the star into a few bars of his song.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
It is doubtful that Ernest needed a reminder of the neutron effects on the body; more likely he needed constant goading to take the appropriate precautions.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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