prodded

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U.S. administrations have prodded global semiconductor companies, like Taiwanese giant TSMC, to build chip factories in the U.S., so that a conflict in Asia wouldn’t cripple U.S. industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Paul Dawson's brilliant header in the first half sent the home fans delirious, before Isaac Buckley-Ricketts prodded in a second after the break.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

They looked set to make the most of that let-off when Gakpo prodded Jeremie Frimpong's cross into the net from close range in the dying moments.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

For most of the post-2008 period, officials decided what quantity of assets they wanted to hold and then prodded the liability side of the ledger to keep up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Eventually, several family friends prodded a few amplifying rewards from the otherwise-loquacious patriarch.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis