Example Sentences

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Twitter may be trying to discern how much the banks actually care about bots, and whether Musk has been prodding them to care.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022

His administration has been prodding Taiwan to upgrade its defenses, taking lessons from Ukraine’s success in fending off a larger invader.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2022

Cannell Capital has been prodding Lee to make changes for several years.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022

GSA has been prodding the U.S. window-making industry to pay more attention to energy efficiency since 2019.

From Scientific American • Jan. 21, 2022

"Your village Aesculapius has been prodding me about, till I scarcely know where I am."

From The Great Secret by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)