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urging
  • present participle of urge.

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Just ask Robbins, who peppered a recent Instagram post sponsored by Microsoft Copilot with feminist-lite language while urging women to share their financial records with the AI.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

In his speech to Spanish bishops, he urged them to "build a new reality through respectful dialogue and the use of new languages" to evangelise, urging them to recognise young people's "search for meaning".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

They distribute checklists and tax organizers in late December, urging clients to make incremental progress early in tax season to avoid last-minute stress.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Bill Plaschke’s column urging Angels owner Arte Moreno to sell the team hits the bull’s-eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As good as Farmer was as a clinical doctor, Hiatt had been urging him to rethink his priorities, including reducing his Haiti involvement to the role of consultant.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French