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And as we might grieve over the remains of a deceased loved one, these might prod us to consider the question: What now?

Do filmmakers create stories that poke and prod at societal realities in order to meet a need, or do audiences respond and interpret through the lens they bring into the theater?

Other county department heads were prodded by the supervisors on the questions that have come repeatedly from constituents.

That development, finally, prodded Garland to get serious about the man at the top.

Trudeau, unable to contain soaring costs and prod stagnant wages but insisting that his measures had prevented a worse situation, struggled to respond to the Conservative opposition.