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If you do, urge your followers to do the same instead of them pouting and sitting out the mayor’s race.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
According to the team, both taste preferences and long-standing habits may drive the urge to add salt.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
This was an occasion when McCullum would have been right to urge his team to "go harder", as proved by Brook.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Rather than expecting young people to feel lucky just to be somewhere, we should urge young people to consider places that would feel lucky to have them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The coffee’s aroma was strong and comforting, and I had to fight the urge to sneak downstairs into Mrs. Wigginbottom’s kitchen and pour myself another cup.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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