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While your brother-in-law’s behavior does sound a bit caustic, at least by your retelling, I urge you to de-center yourself.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Over time, boredom, anxiety or habit can trigger the urge even when the hunger has disappeared.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
But as soon as he finishes a chord progression or polishes his lyrics, he has to actively fight the generational urge to share it with the world immediately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The urge to feel aligned with singers outside of their music appears to be stronger in younger listeners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A cold prickle went up the back of my neck, but I resisted the urge to turn around.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Last fall, David Osit’s level-headed documentary “Predators” examined the ethics of a show that primarily snared people who’d never before acted on their terrible urges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
When users click external URLs to apply for jobs, the website urges vigilance through a pop-up notification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
She then urges Ira to withdraw her police report.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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
It is the strongest of dwarf urges, a genetic memory born from millennia spent tunneling.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Arellano: I’m hoping that Becerra will once again channel his inner cholo, as I urged him to during the primary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Do what you came to do,” Williams, a young-adult pastor, urged them as the group prepared to vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
English cricketers aiming to play in a men's T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their "daughters, sisters or mothers".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
A Swedish truth commission on Wednesday urged the state to apologise for injustices committed against its indigenous Sami people, including assimilation programmes, and provide compensation and redress.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Thus urged, I began the narrative of my experience for the last year.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The following year she warned of the social media pressure on children in the digital world, urging families to "be aware" of the issue.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Behind them, dozens of children and parents held signs urging the city to let them return to the fields: “Dear city, Santa Fe Springs, please let me play” and “We’re kids, we should be playing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Pope Leo XIV warned on Monday that relations between nations were becoming increasingly uncivilised with people boasting of "lies and deceit", urging Europe to help break the spiral and foster respect in international ties.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
It is urging the administration to relax authorization requirements for Jones Act waivers, which allow fuel to be transported between U.S. ports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Up from the plains the riders sped, bent over their saddles, urging on their steeds.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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