urge
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“We would urge the court to reverse its tentative ruling,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Weigh those cons against the things AI has reliably proven it can do – cheat on homework and write janky code – and it’s easy to understand Sanders’ urge to stand and yell “stop!”
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, extreme investor bullishness has reached levels that have historically preceded sharp pullbacks, prompting some analysts to urge caution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Most important, I would urge you to have an open mind.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was really hard to resist the urge to run out sobbing to Mom and Dad.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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But when Leontes urges Hermione to second his appeal, her pretty blandishments ultimately succeed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
December 28: Boeing urges airlines to undertake inspections after an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lee says Carl Jung’s explorations of a person’s darker urges, hidden side and projection directly influenced the writing, especially when confronting those aspects in Lee himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
In the second half, an animated Tuchel urges the player on the ball forward to commit Norway's midfield, with the potential of an overload on the flank easy to manufacture here.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Come on, let’s go back,” Pithy urges, looking pale.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green urged residents to shelter in place as rainfall reached 2 inches an hour in some areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Ahead of the action, easyJet urged staff to call off the strike on such a busy weekend.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Arguably, though, Thrive’s key moment came a few years earlier when Cutler called his friend Golden, who was still running Princeton’s endowment at the time, and urged him to meet with a talented young prospect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
It has also urged commuters planning to travel on Monday to check for updates on its website, external on Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Fischers didn’t have a working shower, just a bathtub, and Bobby, like many young children, needed to be urged to take at least a weekly bath.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Less than a month later, the owners decided to reopen, largely at the urging of the workers — who, like so many others here, were left without jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He has since written to Burnham, urging him to reconsider the proposal.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It follows an Air Force statement on Monday urging the media not to write "sensationalised headlines" or "spread pessimism" about the shortage of air defence interceptors.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
During the World Cup, multiple buyers described StubHub representatives repeatedly urging them to the stadium without tickets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s not like you’d actually do any of those things, but the feeling is there, like a wind at your back on the edge of a cliff, gently urging you.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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