budge
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Use a liquid lip product, Skinner says, because it won't budge.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
That will keep the share price moving higher, even if GM’s market value doesn’t budge.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
For one thing, the state will absolutely not budge.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
Some hosts are refusing to budge on costs, insistent that a flood of bookers are coming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
He tries to make me dance, but I don’t budge.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
Despite the difficulties and dilemmas, her friends and colleagues agree she is not someone who budges easily.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
And without Notre Dame, it’s increasingly unlikely the Big Ten budges — for now.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
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
By contrast, the number of borrowed shares of the Dow Industrials barely budges around dividend record dates.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2016
I feel twin surges of pride and panic as no one budges.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
But despite some “incredible” offers, they haven’t budged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
A key gauge of expectations of where consumer prices are headed on Wall Street — the 10-year break-even inflation rate — has barely budged since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
A gauge that measures average expected inflation rate over a five-year period beginning exactly five years from today has barely budged, up just 0.14% points since the war started.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Major companies are laying off thousands, but overall unemployment hasn’t budged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The man with the newspaper hadn’t budged again, and Esperanza gently tapped him on the elbow.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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 0.9% and 0.8%, respectively.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
"This time armed with tools I tried again. The hedgehog wasn't budging - then my wife reminded me to try vegetable oil," said Andy.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
For now, the recommended strategy is that “AI equity leadership ain’t budging for the time being.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
Crouched behind, and hugging tightly to, his rock, Kyril Montana waited for a moment without budging.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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