nudge
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This same low pressure will nudge further north over the week ahead, so the chance of thundery showers will also extend north, affecting southern England and southern Wales on Tuesday, then the Midlands into Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
However, by Friday, it is possible temperatures could just nudge to 28C within Greater London and the Home Counties.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Blakesley said they padded out a rubble sack and tethered it to rope so it would float, before using a sample pole to gently nudge the eggs into the bag.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
It also could raise Stretch’s dividend again to nudge its price back to par and sell more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Seeing them sneer and nudge each other and whisper in each other’s ears while I’m talking.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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
Nasdaq futures lost 0.6%, though the futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up 0.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Finally, she stepped closer to her husband and gently nudged him aside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
One approached him, and he nudged it away with his toe.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
What’s more, the high cost of oil, along with the residual effects of the Trump tariffs last year, is nudging up the prices of other goods and services.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 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
Maybe that means more nudging from the car to ensure compliance.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
“They’re shiny,” Newel said, nudging Doren with an elbow.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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