movement
Example Sentences
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But, he said, they “failed to understand that this is not about me at all. This is a movement about us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
"Rather than being carried naturally by ice, the evidence points to a deliberate, carefully planned movement across a challenging and varied landscape," Dr. Clarke said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
In the years since, Corado’s name has become a rallying cry for the local movement against police brutality.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
There are also fears the initiative would jeopardise major agreements linking Switzerland to the EU, its main trading partner, including their 1999 "agreement on the free movement of persons".
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
I still had my arms around Rowdy and was trying to dodge his lapping tongue when I saw a movement from the corner of my eye.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing movement
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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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