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Example sentences for: urged

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First, Saddam urged Arab "masses" to overthrow Arab leaders "who boast of friendship with the United States."
An open letter, signed by almost 34,000 scientists from 180 countries, urged publishers to deposit copies of their research articles in a full text public repository, such as PubMed Central, within six months of publication.
A NYT front-pager reports that McCain, in the midst of a fight against the power of money in politics, twice in the past couple months urged the Federal Communications Commission to act on an issue that would benefit a major contributor to his campaign.
The committee urged the justices to provide additional resources for such programs in Illinois through increased registration fees.
In every case, family members, who in an earlier age would have been enthusiastic, urged them to stay out.