nudge
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Coming revisions to a key price index are likely to nudge inflation readings lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
SpaceX shares nudge up 0.9% premarket to $109.28 after falling nearly 14% Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
So while Trafford will hope his possible high-profile move will help him add to his two England caps, he has work to do to nudge Pickford aside as England's first-choice goalkeeper.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
While American lawmakers nudge AI companies to add mental-health guardrails, Beijing is taking a heavier hand in policing virtual romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Nigel hits me with an I told you so nudge.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
She nudged the anxious calf to her side and they trotted briskly away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The company’s second-quarter results on Tuesday broadly topped Wall Street’s estimates, and management nudged its financial outlook higher for the year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
They created two chances in the first half that should have been buried, but Pierre Landry Kabore shot straight at the keeper and Alexandros Kyziridis nudged his effort wide when one-on-one.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Finally, she stepped closer to her husband and gently nudged him aside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
She nudged it into Ridge’s chest, forcing him to take it.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
She watched intently perched on a bench at the very front of the room, at times shrieking and nudging her sister as she pointed at the cafe’s new large flat-screen that loomed overhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Milliken downgraded the stock from buy to hold while nudging up his price target to 8,700 yen from 8,600 yen.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Memory chip maker Samsung Electronics jumped close to 15%, nudging its market value above $1 trillion for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
A baby hippo found desperately nudging its dead mother at a lake in Kenya over the weekend is now being hand-reared at a wildlife sanctuary after being rescued.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Lamar and Sam Houston followed twenty yards behind, nudging and plotting.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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