juke
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Sadly, his background vocal is mixed low and seems like an afterthought, but it’s an affecting song nonetheless, conjuring images of truck stops and roadside juke joints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Walking through the exhibition, specially-programmed headsets react to the environment - creating a personalised DJ Mix as the music evolves from juke joints and jazz clubs to reggae nights, carnival and pirate radio.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Michael B. Jordan’s identical twins Smoke and Stack have the “grown-men money” to purchase the property for their juke joint in full.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
They appeared on panels moderated by celebrity boosters such as Austin Butler and Denzel Washington, and mingled at a Los Angeles supper club that got turned into the juke joint from the movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
The juke box was playing a Mexican polka and Harley was dancing around by himself.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
In it, chugging on instinct and not playbook, Moss juked one defender and spun through another one before landing in the end zone on his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
O.J. did as O.J. was famous for doing, and juked.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
In his best play of the season, Hemby evaded one defender, then juked another as he took the ball 61 yards to the 2.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
On his way to the end zone, Bland juked Young before scoring.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
“Fellas,” TimeStar began, then he juked left, grabbing his device from Petey and bolting for the door.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
And so the manager wasn’t joking; he wasn’t juking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
The result is something like shuffling, juking bas-reliefs or ghosts.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Later in the live-tackling period of team drills, Sheffield showed off his footwork in the open field, juking past defenders for extra yardage after catching short passes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
Irving skittered across the lane juking defenders on his way to 24 points, six rebounds and five assists.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022
We joked a little more, I thought like regular American men, faking, dipping, juking.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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