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U.S. administrations have prodded global semiconductor companies, like Taiwanese giant TSMC, to build chip factories in the U.S., so that a conflict in Asia wouldn’t cripple U.S. industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Kishida's advisers, however, have prodded him to embrace tax increases.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022

Rising standards of living in Latin America have prodded more people to stay put — or to return from the United States.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

Consuming nations, including the United States, have prodded the Saudis to increase production, with little success until now.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022

The Vicar seems to have stared at each severally, and to have prodded most of them with his stick once or twice.

From The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)