as in to urge
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon
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Professionals are implicitly urged to respond faster, compress the calendar and add more tracking to show work in motion.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to set a July trial date in Luigi Mangione's state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, two months before jury selection in his federal death penalty case.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, Ederheimer added that mandatory minimum sentences may not actually encourage violent offenders not to commit crimes, further adding to the complex balance of maintaining justice and community safety.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In several high-profile cases, parents say AI chatbots encouraged their teens to commit suicide.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Egg (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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