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Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote that he thinks the latest inflation data will prompt enough Fed policymakers to pivot to support the October and December option.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
While the weather painted a chaotic picture, stories from Malibu residents were of neighbors coming together as a community in a way only the specter of disaster could prompt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
In other words, the language of a prompt influenced the cultural assumptions underlying its response.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
It also called for a prompt investigation of allegations of excessive force by police and called "all sides to de-escalate the tension".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
When it becomes clear she’s not going to offer further explanation, I prompt Ma to say more.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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The AI platform would generate answers to Weis’ prompts, which Weis would then evaluate and then try to improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Researchers posing as teenagers with San Francisco Bay Area-based accounts tested more than 4,000 prompts before and after the launch of ChatGPT for Teens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The company added that, for teens who are seen to have used ChatGPT for three consecutive hours or more, their prompts included something related to learning in more than 80% of such cases.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The new gene prompts the cells to produce CARs only when it reaches this intended location.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
As he sees the look of horror that this suggestion prompts, he quickly backtracks.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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It produced for one prompter a schematic of a jet engine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The prompter is his devoted executive officer, Maj.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
Those accounts accused Harris of making use of the prompter to answer questions from the audience, asked in English and Spanish, causing Univision producers to set the record straight late Thursday night.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
I'd like to see how she performs more off the cuff and without an ability to read from the prompter.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
I am not always before the lamps, the gout is a very poor prompter.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding
Needed: "Additional and improved bombers, airborne alert, more missiles of existing types, speeded production of Polaris submarines, the promptest possible dispersal and hardening of bases, and a program for civil defense."
From Time Magazine Archive
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The Federal Reserve Board's first credit-easing step, in May 1953, "was the promptest response to an economic decline ever taken by a central bank in any country."
From Time Magazine Archive
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The day Yastrzemski steps out, museum curators will mark him for promptest delivery.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"Thank heaven for that, for there are others here who seem in need of the promptest help."
From The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep by Victor G. Durham
The sullen Osborne reluctantly says, "I must confess he was the promptest man living in detecting an imposture."
From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Isaac Disraeli
It is those attitudes among male athletes that prompted Keay to conduct an experiment in 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The forecasts for sustained higher yields reflect a mix of improving growth, inflationary pressures that have prompted the Federal Reserve to raise short-term interest rates and concerns about the U.S. fiscal trajectory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
A massive cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg from Taylor Farms de Mexico prompted recalls extending from Taco Bell kitchens to supermarket produce aisles.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
The haze has prompted school closures in Malaysia and East Timor, with haze drifting into Singapore and as far afield as the Philippines.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Messenger or no, her fumblings prompted a burst of laughter from the other students—except for Kate, who pretended not to notice as she grabbed Sticky’s arm, dragging him toward the door.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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When “The Kelly Clarkson” show entered its fifth season in 2023, it began taping in New York City, prompting the singer and her two kids to move to the Big Apple.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
“I don’t need to remind them there’s an election going on,” he said, prompting more laughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Thousands of demonstrators converged for a march through Paris, cutting main roads and prompting authorities to close many metro stations in the centre.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Cleveland-Cliffs plans to lay off up to 500 workers at its Stelco operations in Canada, prompting opposition from the Canadian government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Which is exactly what someone who lives in Washington Heights would say,” he said, prompting an irritated shush from Mr. Sayegh.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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