prodded
Example Sentences
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But several experts, prodded for any note of optimism they could find, offered hope from artificial intelligence.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
When Anthropic researchers prodded Claude Mythos Preview to hunt for weaknesses in cryptographic systems, the AI initially resisted because it sounded “just genuinely hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
But decades later the three, prodded by Elvira, go on a quest to understand what really happened to them and their parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In the next over, Bethell prodded at one from Will O'Rourke he could have left and edged to second slip.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
We were almost done with our work when Abu prodded me hard and pointed to Seth.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
