nudge

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The eurozone’s largest lender in terms of assets on Thursday nudged up its target for return on tangible equity—a key profitability metric—to more than 13% in 2028, compared with around that figure previously.

From The Wall Street Journal

That growth could easily outpace increases in operating costs such as research and development and employee pay, which would nudge profit margins higher.

From Barron's

He nudged me, and I looked down at the dirt, where he had drawn a crude map of the perimeter of the camp, an X marked in the southeast corner, farthest from the guard tower.

From Literature

I jumped to my feet, chuckling, nudged the corncobs off the fire and onto a plate, and passed them round.

From Literature

S&P Global’s manufacturing purchasing managers index nudged above the 50 mark for the first time in a year to 50.4 in January as output stabilized.

From The Wall Street Journal