egged on
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She was first subjected to an ego-bruising round of media speculation that this was coming, rumors egged on by anonymous White House sources.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
As a first-year computer science student in Hanoi, Hoang Le started trading crypto from his university dorm room, egged on by his gamer friends who were making a killing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
The newspapers were egged on by the American Maj.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
He also egged on the audience to "boo him" after Dymond failed a lie detector test that was intended to reveal whether he had cheated on his partner.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
No time like the present, it was decided, egged on by the fact that people from Noah’s party—Zephyr included—kept knocking on my door, which was locked with a dresser in front of it.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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