urge
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"We urge everyone to remain calm and refrain from sharing unverified information as authorities continue their investigation."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"We urge the US side to stop expanding its military capabilities and preparing for war in outer space," ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news briefing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hundreds of Israeli and Palestinian civil-society leaders gathered in June in Paris to urge such a democratic process be held.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“I would strongly urge that the Democrats put together a framework for a very public conversation,” Obama said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Jeremy resisted the urge to reach out and grab the note.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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It also urges adults not to unlock vehicles for children, adding it is a "shared responsibility".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
It urges member states to use the new map in place of the traditional Mercator projection, which was designed for maritime navigation by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hong said he urges students to embrace failure as a learning tool—ideally while using a safety harness and cushions on the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He also urges the justices to defer heavily to military leaders’ judgments about readiness and deployability.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
They feel they ought to have strong feelings on this and that, just as Harry urges them to.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Speaking to reporters, Johnson painted the decision as an “attaboy” for a productive Congress and urged his fellow Republicans to sell their constituents on the good job they’re doing on Capitol Hill.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Yet executives repeatedly urged Aardman to give him a voice, when the first TV series launched and the first feature film was made in 2015.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
At that point, it urged it to consider strategic alternatives including a potential deal to combine its contact-lens unit with rival Bausch + Lomb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rita called one of the chief investigators, Bobby Bowen, a sheriff’s lieutenant, and urged him to speak with Roebuck, who was able to talk now that a tube had been removed from his mouth.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
For that reason, he urged doctors to wash their hands thoroughly and to sterilize hands and surgical instruments with carbolic acid.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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At the urging of Harvard’s president, James Conant, who was also a distinguished chemist, Merck hired Tishler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
At his real-estate agent’s urging, he found an alternative lender, but he had to put down 20%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The influential leaders of UCLA’s Academic Senate sent a more measured letter to Frenk about their “concerns and reservations,” urging administrators and faculty to work together to uphold academic freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
On Sunday, a summit involving some of the nations involved in or affected by the conflict released a statement urging "maximum restraint" in the war.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
And then I hear a voice telling me to go, and I realize that it’s my gut — my butterflies urging me to see and heed their flags.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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