urged on

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Trump again urged on Tuesday in a post on Truth Social, without explicitly naming any country.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Twice Alcaraz, urged on by the crowd, held, and then served to love to send the fourth set to a tie-break.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

As of the early 1990s, women’s boxing still attracted such meager purses that she is seen resorting to grotesque means of making money, urged on by her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Sitting in a wheelchair, Jackson soaked in the celebration Sunday night from the front of the auditorium where he had so many times urged on his followers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

He paused, but the general manager urged on, “Go ahead, Dr. Lanning. Explain it the way you explained it to me.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov