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egged

verb

past tense of egg

as in spurred

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This growth is particularly notable because the villages – often spurred by nonprofit and faith-based groups – have emerged outside conventional housing systems and are tailored to local circumstances.

— Brandon Marc Finn, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Her death spurred tributes from fellow musicians, politicians and TV and film stars on social media.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Or Pablo Picasso, goaded into radicalism by the latest bizarre creations of Matisse, retreating to the Spanish mountain village of Gósol and, mere months later, beginning work on his proto-cubist masterpiece, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
The architect of the program’s revitalization will not be goaded into predictions or promises.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

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The release prompted people looking for more ways to help to check out the websites for Food for the Poor and World Central Kitchen.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
The bizarre encounter prompted Edelman to share a warning about rabies and what people should do after possible contact with a bat.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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Deploying everything from pickled green strawberries and fresh peas to whipped labneh with Banyul vinegar glaze, artful Viennoiserie evokes more than a little whimsy that spans sweet and savory.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
If a recipe calls for 1 cup (unwhipped) whipping cream, substitute 2 cups whipped dessert topping, such as Cool Whip.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026

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At Sunday's service, the first since the expiry of TPS protections, Toussaint exhorted his congregants to persevere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
In 2009, fearing a far-right resurgence, Tony Judt exhorted a recovery of the social-democratic ethos that had guided postwar Europe.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of exhorted

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Parents within the West Mifflin Area School District pressed the district and its bus provider for answers at a town hall Thursday after a rocky start to the school year.

— Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The Greenlandic government, which commissioned the inquiry, released the reports Friday but, when pressed by journalists during a news conference, would not say whether its leaders had concluded whether a genocide had occurred.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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