rattle
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“If he gets re-elected by large numbers, I think it will start to rattle GM, Ford and Stellantis a little bit more,” Wheaton said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
And while risks of “renewed flare-ups” and headlines that could rattle investors, those dips should still be bought.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Aftershocks continued to rattle the country into Sunday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Volunteers Nikki Brooks and Lynne Taylor were involved in the planting of the site, which includes species like yellow rattle, hawkbit, clover, and ox-eye daisies.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
She'd laugh in this way that made all the bottles in the store rattle.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Harvey has so many bangles that she rattles as she walks.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
We learn that the enormous feathered serpent Kukulkan was raised by his sister—and that he rattles the earth every year to let her know he’s still alive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The thought of garnishing wages from seniors on fixed incomes particularly rattles Pressley.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
Insurance stocks are quietly outperforming, delivering steady gains as volatility rattles much of the broader market.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
My brain rattles against the walls of my skull.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
She recalled getting emotional and "a bit rattled" as the evening approached.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The workers, deeply rattled but physically unharmed, have been returned to their families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
This much silence from pop music’s most dramatic main character, biggest cornball and most profligate breadcrumb dropper has rattled the usual channels for all things Swift.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Vorcaro was the majority shareholder in the small private Master Bank, which collapsed last year, and was jailed as part of a major fraud investigation that has rattled Brazil's elite.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
I get rattled when I’m playing in a game.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
Last year, a series of radar and radio outages caused travel chaos at Newark, rattling controllers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
A good biscuit seems to become more itself after rattling around in a basket for a while.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
The drama, the music, the pow-pow-pow of those 6-inch guns and those gallant—yes, “most beautiful”—ships rattling amid the waves.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Commandos for the National Guard Special Forces, or FERI, secured the training exercise area and rescued a "hostage" amid a haze of explosions, smoke, and rattling gunfire.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The heater clicks on: a gust of warm air, rattling slightly.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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