prod
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Ms. Joselit vividly captures Kaplan’s fervor to fulfill his self-appointed life mission to prod American Jews forward from their 19th-century diaspora ghettoes into the freedoms of 20th-century America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The Swedes believed Kennedy was repeatedly double-touching some of his stones - releasing the handle at the appropriate time but then giving the stone another little prod with his finger to correct its course.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
That coaster originally came with a nobler purpose, which is why I keep it handy and in plain sight as a prod to my own civic conscience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
The tax-refund money may prod along both 2026 GDP growth and inflation rates, he noted.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
To measure something, you need to prod it.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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