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He had been urging ministers to commit to a large-scale plant, with US firm Westinghouse having reportedly presented plans to build a new gigawatt station at the site.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

The first lady, he said, had been urging him to “Stop it, stop it now,” according to an attendee who heard his remarks.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

That made Wade’s withdrawal, which many observers had been urging, the best way to begin to clean up a distracting mess while allowing Willis to continue leading her office and its highest-profile prosecution.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Until the ruling, Karamo had been urging her supporters to attend the previously planned convention in downtown Detroit.

From Slate • Feb. 29, 2024

It was what I had been urging for so many years, and I would not turn my back on negotiations.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela