budge
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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
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
The Scandinavian blocking area of high pressure is finally going to budge this week, allowing our weather to turn colder with some hill snow in the north later this week.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Two taxi drivers honked and honked at a jammed intersection, refusing to budge.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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