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prompted

[promp-tid] / ˈprɒmp tɪd /




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That has prompted analysts for companies in the ETF to revise 2026 earnings estimates, in aggregate, down a few cents since late February, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

That prompted the pill’s manufacturers to file an emergency petition with the Supreme Court to put the Fifth Circuit order on ice while legal proceedings play out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Recent news of more than 30 cases of mushroom-related illness and death has prompted some Southern Californians to seek a mushroom education.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

That prompted a rebuke from organisers, who said Bettan's post "wasn't in the spirit" of the competition, and demanded that it be deleted.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Then his sense of adventure and mischief prompted him.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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