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budge

[buhj] / bʌdʒ /


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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

Market participants appear undaunted by the risk of accelerated inflation from the Middle East conflict, and remain convinced the Bank of Canada won’t budge on interest rates until next year, according to a survey.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, did not budge and only redeemed 5%, some $620 million in all, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 2026

When the sheep were gone, Dodger wouldn’t budge.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

And without Notre Dame, it’s increasingly unlikely the Big Ten budges — for now.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2022

Even if that number never budges in the current crisis, the damage is already here.

From New York Times Aug. 21, 2020

The strength of the resulting earthquake depends on how much energy has built up in the fault before it budges, how much of the fault slips, and how far it moves.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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

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

Higher-income motorists’ consumption barely budged that month, a departure from how they pulled back during the 2022 shock, said Maxim Pinkovskiy, an economic research adviser at the New York Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

Rawiya joined them a couple of minutes later, and in that time, they hadn’t budged at all.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

For now, the recommended strategy is that “AI equity leadership ain’t budging for the time being.”

From MarketWatch Oct. 31, 2025

But Pfizer and other drugmakers weren’t budging on broader price cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

Unlike others in the crowded race for governor, who are likely to drop out if Harris jumps in, L.A.’s former mayor said he’s not budging.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

I moved beside Fred, budging my way into the front row to see the shark’s body being pulled by the hoist from just below the dock.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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