budge
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Instead, after Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn refused to budge on their contractual right to stage the fight on British soil, the Welsh capital has taken centre stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Even the pandemic didn’t cause that number to budge — it has remained consistent for over a decade.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
That will keep the share price moving higher, even if GM’s market value doesn’t budge.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
When Macron directed leaders to turn toward the cameras for a group photo Tuesday, Trump was the only leader who didn’t budge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The dog shook herself, tags jingling, but didn’t budge.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Despite the difficulties and dilemmas, her friends and colleagues agree she is not someone who budges easily.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
If neither side budges from its current demands, the talks—which have been in hiatus for five months—are likely to go nowhere, in which case we will see the sharpening of tensions or worse.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2021
Even if that number never budges in the current crisis, the damage is already here.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2020
By contrast, the number of borrowed shares of the Dow Industrials barely budges around dividend record dates.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2016
She looks around the tent, but no one budges.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Venezuela’s oil output has also barely budged, with the country pumping about 1.1 million barrels a day, roughly in line with last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
More than a century later, the vocabulary has modernized, but the underlying idea has barely budged.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
But despite some “incredible” offers, they haven’t budged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the undergraduate space, federal loan limits haven’t budged since 2008, yet colleges have still raised their prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
She still has not budged from that spot.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
Chevron and Exxon Mobil were barely budging on the heels of first-quarter earnings, falling 0.9% and 0.8%, respectively.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Despite not budging on their spending plans, the companies are running their refineries at full tilt to take advantage of soaring prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Chevron and Exxon Mobil were barely budging on the heels of first-quarter earnings, falling 0.3% and rising 0.6%, respectively.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Yoweri Museveni seized the top job in 1986 following an armed uprising and at the age of 81, he shows no signs of budging.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
“They’re not budging just now on anything, Kabuo. You’re here until your trial, I think.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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