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prompts

  • plural
    of prompt.
    prompt
    adjective
    done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.
  • present tense form
    of prompt (3rd person singular).
    prompt
    adjective
    done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.

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Which prompts a question: Are there Canadians who believe they have gained from this whole back and forth?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

However, it includes a suggested comment from policy officials "if the coverage prompts any questions at committee".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The stand-up curriculum includes simple prompts to help them discover their unique points of view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The new gene prompts the cells to produce CARs only when it reaches this intended location.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Keegan tries to dig himself out from under his own heap of counterevidence by repeatedly issuing pronouncements about what an unidentified “we” stubbornly and defensively believe—which only prompts the reader to think, “Speak for yourself!”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker