prompted
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Analyst Roger Samuel thinks that rising power-purchase agreement prices probably prompted dual-listed Infratil to upgrade its target operating fleet at Boston-based Longroad to 14.3 gigawatts from 11.5 GW.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
When UroA activated the NLRP6 inflammasome in intestinal epithelial cells, it prompted the release of appropriate levels of molecules involved in normal intestinal function.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
"When it comes to what has prompted the government's announcement today, I am not in a position to go into any details, as it concerns our intelligence work," Sapo spokesman Jonathan Svensson told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
What prompted you to go back into the vault and revive “Trixies”?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
She could easily have welcomed Leon with another of her stories, but it was the news that her cousins from the north were coming to stay that had prompted this leap into a new form.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
