prompted

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So what prompted the retreat to the sidelines?

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

That prompted officials to write to him to say his visa would expire without the support of his spouse.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The Colorado River crisis has prompted other Western states to seek new water sources and technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The triple whammy of these events should have prompted a sustainable selloff in corporate bonds as investors would move into safer assets.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Geyer’s discovery of the girls prompted Chicago police to enter Holmes’s building in Englewood.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson