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As it is, many households already have been tightening their budgets and eschewing some discretionary items — a trend that has been prompting advertisers to spending less marketing their products and services.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

That realization has been prompting a kind of existential crisis: If my family had never come to the United States, had TV not served as an escape, who would I be?

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Q: Uber has been prompting riders on their way home from the airport to order food through Uber Eats.

From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2019

My cowardice has been prompting me to keep still.

From The Landloper by Day, Holman