prodder

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Noun
  • As always, let the prompter beware.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • To keep that rhythm, the prompter has to talk over the other actor’s lines.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Parts of eastern Congo are controlled by armed rebels, hampering the delivery of aid.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
  • In addition, the conflict included combat between armed groups, public demonstrations that spontaneously turned hostile, and deliberate acts of violence that targeted noncombatants - such as rebels attacking a village.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, younger brother Sam begins to suspect that Michael's new friends are not merely troublemakers, but vampires.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Retaliation can include being assigned to a station far from home, passed up for promotions or labeled a troublemaker.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But even larger numbers of socially conservative white working-class voters in Wales, Scotland and northern England — the traditional bedrock of Labour’s support — switched to Reform, the insurgent party founded by Nigel Farage, the renowned Brexit campaigner.
    Ian King, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • According to the military, security forces launched an operation in the province’s district of Barkhan to rout out insurgents that Islamabad claims are backed by India.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Live Nation Israel was formed in 2017 (along with Ticketmaster Israel) when the concert giant took majority ownership in Israeli concert-production company Bluestone, a joint venture between Guy Oseary, Madonna’s longtime manager, Beser, veteran Israeli promoter Shay Mor Yosef, and others.
    Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
  • Bambo follows a 1980s Brooklyn boxing promoter and his daughter.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • There are also alternative – some argue extremist – sites that limit content moderation, including 4chan, BitChute, Gab, GETTR, Parler, Rumble and Truth Social.
    Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
  • While those behind the recent maritime raids have yet to be identified, previous ship captures have often involved young Somalis from impoverished communities and armed extremists affiliated with global terror networks.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • When Bloomberg, a strong proponent of education reform, was seeking to increase the number of charter schools in the city, Jeffries co-sponsored a bill that more than doubled the state’s charter-school cap.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Those lagging sales, proponents of the theory argue, are largely driven by would-be concertgoers growing disillusioned with high ticket prices, while also facing inflation and oversaturation.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • One candidate ran as a fervent booster, arguing that Atlantic Yards would bring jobs and housing to the area.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • First Test For Next-Generation Starship Hardware Tuesday’s mission will debut redesigned versions of both components of the launch vehicle — the Starship upper stage and the Super Heavy booster.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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“Prodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodder. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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