budge
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The inability of successive activists to budge Bennett stems from the management-friendly laws of Maryland, where most REITs are domiciled.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Powell and the committee refused to budge until they were ready.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Haley grew tired, sat down on a rock, and refused to budge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer had to reassure the public that the government wouldn’t budge on this, and thanks to pressure from constituents, it didn’t.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
Petey didn’t budge, so the boys went over to him.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Vocabulary lists containing budge
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