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Prodded by the investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2003 required banks to separate their research and banking operations under a far-reaching legal agreement known as the Global Research Analyst Settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Prodded by the label, the group filmed a now-seminal video for the gritty track.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Prodded by the avalanche of excitement over GPT, Google responded with a live public demonstration of LaMDA's prowess on February 7.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2023

Prodded by a funky beat and pelted by staggered, syncopated guitar and bass notes, he can’t expect good news.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Prodded by reporters, Sanderson had admitted that he did not himself know the nature of those revelations.

From Murder at Bridge by Austin, Anne