prodded
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But several experts, prodded for any note of optimism they could find, offered hope from artificial intelligence.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
But decades later the three, prodded by Elvira, go on a quest to understand what really happened to them and their parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In the next over, Bethell prodded at one from Will O'Rourke he could have left and edged to second slip.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
My fingers delicately prodded and pushed; I gingerly lifted the dough to stretch it on the backs of my hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Oh, he prodded and persuaded and inspired and bribed the boys to do right, but he never forced them, never commanded, never shouted.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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