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"Even though we believed these theories to be true, it's important to have an experimental realization, something you can poke and prod," Alicea says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Bouchier wafted unnecessarily outside the off stump, Heather Knight played around a straight one from Sayali Satghare for six and Jones suffered a lapse in concentration to prod spinner Sneh Rana to short leg.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Roberts beelined to him, cracking inside jokes to gently prod him out of his shell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

“The regime continues to poke and prod, looking for a soft underbelly,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Moira got hold of her cattle prod and her whistle, ordering Aunt Elizabeth to unclip them from her belt.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

New contractors like Anduril will make a difference, especially if Congress prods the Pentagon to shape up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

If you opt for private sessions, there’s a misconception that it will involve revealing your innermost secrets, perhaps while lying on a couch, as a therapist prods you to beat back your demons.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

So when a restive Sarah, on one of their protected calls, gently prods for a smidgen of personality from her mysterious unseen helper, one is inclined to shout, “No feelings! Too risky!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025

In these moments, “A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute” prods people with long memories to contemplate what has and hasn’t changed about the comedy landscape 10 years after Rivers left us.

From Salon ● May 14, 2025

Her elbow prods one of my sore muscles—I have more sore muscles than not-sore muscles, this morning— and I wince.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Andy Robertson tried to stop a corner but only gifted the ball to John McGinn and, after Boubacar Kamara's effort, Manzambi prodded in from close range.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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

The crowd, which greeted Paul with boos before settling into sullen, begrudging applause when prodded, is fully prepared for a distraction.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

U.S. administrations have prodded global semiconductor companies, like Taiwanese giant TSMC, to build chip factories in the U.S., so that a conflict in Asia wouldn’t cripple U.S. industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

Everyone looked up and mumbled, though it was evident that he was going to tell us what he had been up to whether or not we prodded.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

Massie has been one of the loudest House voices prodding the Trump administration to release more information on the sex offender and his accomplices.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

"And if you flick this 'rumba' button," he says, prodding at a Roland CR-78 drum machine, "you'll get the start to Blondie's Heart of Glass."

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

The military is prodding contractors to make their weapons more compatible with AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

Congress changed the law in 2018, after prodding by the industry, and doubled the debt limit to two times equity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

And “This is Giles,” said Maxim, prodding my arm, and Giles stretched out an enormous paw and wrung my hand, squeezing the fingers limp, genial eyes smiling from behind horn-rimmed glasses.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier