Mark competitor claims Current or Recheck by the date last checked

About this exercise

You maintain competitor claims for the sales team, and anything last checked more than 90 days before Nov 7, 2026 must be rechecked. Write a prompt for a markdown table with columns Claim | Checked | Status, one row per claim in the log, where Status is Current or Recheck. End with a line starting "Recheck:" like "Recheck: 2 of 6". Under 110 words, no other text.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• Trusting the sales team. The AI keeps integrations Current because someone believes it. Try: Say: "Decide only by the Last checked date."
• Including the new claim. The AI adds a row with no date. Try: Say: "Only the six claims with check dates."
• Date math slips. The AI miscounts days across months. Try: Say: "Anything checked before Aug 9 is Recheck."
• Letting markdown through. AI adds bold text and headings by default. Try: Add: "Plain text only, no bold, no headings."
• Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting and often runs past a word limit. Try: Cap each part (for example "each line under 15 words") so the total lands well under the limit.

What a strong prompt includes

• Names the table columns
• States the cutoff
• Defines the statuses
• Gives the final line
• Limits to dated claims

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