shrug
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The notion that a defeat would be met with a collective shrug by Rangers fans was never a serious proposition.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The fact that it’s an incredibly rare condition that occurs in around one in 1,000 births would have made it easy to shrug it off as an anomaly.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some investors shrug off the volatility of what some call the “Rollerkospi.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“You know the Supreme Court,” she says with a shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Meyer Mossel raised arms and shoulders in an enormous shrug.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"Homer is 2,800 years old, while the Turkish-Greek border is only a century old," he shrugs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
She shrugs off Maddie getting faint at dance class because she threw up her lunch.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
"The truth is, maybe I just fear the unknown," she shrugs.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
On an analyst call, Boulanger shrugs off concerns that AI volatility could affect its M&A strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Levi stares at the money for a second, then shrugs and walks to the food line.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
Casado shrugged off concerns of an AI bubble or impending correction, saying that while valuations in some areas are likely to come down, overall demand continues to grow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The market had shrugged off yesterday’s small weekly storage injection as inventories remain well above average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Machado Garry bloodied Makhachev's face with some punches in the clinch, but the Russian shrugged it off to reach the final bell ahead in a number of key stats.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sudeikis shrugged, and, in classic Ted Lasso style, told her he thought she could do it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Serina waited for me to go on, and I shrugged.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Japan is shrugging off years of deflation, which to some investors suggests yields should be higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Micron stock was shrugging off CXMT's claimed advance in smartphone memory but investors might want to spread their bets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Need to Know: Stocks keep shrugging off rising Treasury yields.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“The gesture of the comedian shrugging his shoulders and being like, ‘I don’t know, folks,’ that’s what performing has always kind of felt like to me,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
But then he abruptly stalked off, leaving us all swapping looks and shrugging.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
