prod

Example Sentences

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Activist investors often prod companies to spin off businesses to generate value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

A prod, a nudge and the memories spilled out.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Private space flight has been going so well, it’s hardly been a subject in this column since a 2004 effort to prod congressional action on a safe harbor from the lawsuit industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Wirtz waltzed through a pack of Newcastle defenders and squared for Ekitike to prod past Nick Pope.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

He lowered the cattle prod, and it turned back to a staff.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan