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is prompting

  • present progressive of prompt (3rd person singular).

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A growing sense of fatigue with the artificial intelligence trade and the related arms race is prompting one strategist to advise that investors stick with the so-called picks and shovels rather than the spenders.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

President Trump’s planned attendance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York City is prompting a heavy security operation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

The surge in construction of data centers in Nevada is prompting the Nevada utility that supplies 75% of the Californians’ electricity to cut them off next year.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Now, her surprising last-minute entry into the L.A. mayor’s race is prompting inevitable comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, another DSA-backed politician who recently was elected mayor of New York City.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

I value the humane motive which evidently is prompting you, Herr Beermann.

From Moral by Recht, Charles