prod
Example Sentences
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The shift is expected to prod additional stock purchases of SpaceX from investment funds built around the index.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Higher fuel expenses would raise inflation, crimp consumer spending and prod businesses to put hiring and investment plans on hold.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
At other moments, he suggested the kingdom was also in Iran’s sights if it didn’t prod Washington away from war, the officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
That coaster originally came with a nobler purpose, which is why I keep it handy and in plain sight as a prod to my own civic conscience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
He’d need to prod the big Wall Street firms to create them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing prod
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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