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But none of this has prodded corporate India to boost spending.

“The court has exhausted virtually every mechanism for prodding defendants to finally achieve compliance,” Mueller wrote in a July 2024 order contemplating appointment of a receiver.

It was the promise of a better life for their child who has special needs that prodded the couple to dip into their savings and take such a risk.

Attacking shots are causing England's downfall, not tentative prods.

It was to ensure he was comfortable with the task required to impress NFL teams that poke, prod and pester players during the evaluation process.