prompted
Americanadjective
verb
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The growing popularity of e-bikes prompted a Los Angeles City Council panel in April to propose banning e-bikes from local trails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“And Her Mother Came Too,” a song in “Dancing Honeymoon,” prompted incidents where a dancer as mother kept interloping and stressed the work’s pervasive dynamics of odd numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the conversations, users prompted the chatbot to respond to a wide array of topics.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
His death energized Mississippi residents and prompted Johnson to wire his condolences to the family.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
No doubt it was the similarity of their gaits that prompted Penelope’s memory, but the two had little else in common: For example, Dr. Westminster was extremely clever and Bertha was not clever at all.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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