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Use a liquid lip product, Skinner says, because it won't budge.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Even the pandemic didn’t cause that number to budge — it has remained consistent for over a decade.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 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

For one thing, the state will absolutely not budge.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

Violet couldn’t hear me from where she was, and even if she could, she was ornery enough not to budge.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Despite the difficulties and dilemmas, her friends and colleagues agree she is not someone who budges easily.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024

And while making everything sound this easy likely requires hard work, Nudy never sweats, hardly budges, barely blinks.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022

What sells out uptown, like rice cakes, barely budges downtown.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2014

Imagine these watery budges as two long waves that move over Earth as the planet rotates.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2014

She looks around the tent, but no one budges.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

More than a century later, the vocabulary has modernized, but the underlying idea has barely budged.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

The unemployment rate has barely budged, edging up from 4% in January 2025 to a still-low 4.1% as of July, although job growth has slowed markedly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

The lever never budged, though Donovan’s face twisted appallingly with exertion.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

If they’re still not budging, you can request other concessions, such as a discounted deposit, free parking or a waived pet fee.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Big companies keep trumpeting return-to-office mandates, but the amount of time that Americans work remotely is barely budging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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

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

Laney grabbed Oliver’s hand and tried to yank him to his feet, budging him not one bit.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser