shakers

Example Sentences

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It’s all part of an effort, observers say, for the companies to properly position themselves with the movers and shakers in town.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

These were some of the movers and shakers of Black foundation, of Black American society.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Movers and shakers will gather at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday to hear U.S.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

With its work by Andy Warhol, Francesco Clemente, Jean-Michel Basquiat and many others, our critic called the show “a superlative entrée to the movers and shakers of the period.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Mom became even more concerned about my values when my editor offered me a job writing a weekly column about what he called the behind-the-scenes doings of the movers and shakers.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls