- present tense form of prompt (3rd person singular).
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It can do things for the user following prompts, like sett reminders or look through messages and pull specific information.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Many startups have popped up allowing users to type text prompts into AI systems to generate original songs, video clips and stories.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
That prompts a lift in its share-price target on BlueScope to A$36.00 from A$35.00.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Parsons is one such clear-eyed observer, able to take an internet phenomenon like liminal spaces and pick apart that fascination, studying what prompts the uncanny allure and transforming his findings into a complete, complex thesis.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
The mother prompts gently, “Now, maybe Dave wants to say thank you. Maybe he wants to say thank you for being such a nice girl and giving him supper.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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