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Example Sentences

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The next day, after more prodding by Amelia’s father, police received permission to search some parts of the house but found no sign of her.

From Los Angeles Times

What follows is less of a neighborly conversation than Nile prodding a potential victim for exploitable weaknesses.

From Salon

The incongruous scene, with veiled women clinking glasses, signals the changes under way and in the conservative kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites, as deep-seated taboos are gently prodded.

From Barron's

Particularly relevant to the Oakland complaints, AB 715 includes a provision intended to prod districts to resolve discrimination complaints sooner.

From Los Angeles Times

Once the race truly begins, Newsom will be probed and prodded in ways he hasn’t experienced since his last physical exam, all in full public view.

From Los Angeles Times