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Recent Examples of unprompted
Notably, Ressa issued the same call to action twice, almost unprompted.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, drew global outrage as leaders viewed it as unprompted and unjustified.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
General manager Chris MacFarland dropped Bardakov’s name twice — both times unprompted — when talking about the 2025-26 edition of his team.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
The feature occasionally appears, unprompted, when the app detects low storage, but there's no known way to activate it manually.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Staff check in with you each morning and evening to tailor your day to your energy, mood, and goals, whether that's heli-fishing at dawn, a forest bathing session, or a spontaneous helicopter ride for a picnic on a glacier.—
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However, spontaneous and induced sleep promoted genome stability, suggesting that the evolution of sleep may have occurred to repair DNA damage and reduce cellular stress in simple nerve nets.—
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The 6-foot, 195-pound versatile playmaker is instinctive, capable of quickly diagnosing layered route concepts, and will bait quarterbacks into making a mistake.—
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For Madhurima Chakraborty, attending the impromptu protest was instinctive in the wake of Midway Blitz.—
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Membership is automatic for first-time guests who book a stay at rates running $3,000 to $5,000 a night for up to 10 people.—
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In 2024, some 45% of participants boosted 401(k) deferrals — on their own or as part of their plan’s automatic increases — according to Vanguard’s 2025 How America Saves report, which is based on more than 1,400 plans and nearly 5 million participants.—
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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