shake
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The first laser pulse served as the "shake," breaking apart the electronic checkerboard.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
“He was willing to take up significant risks to shake up the system. He believed in giving the market a bigger role in the economy,” said former U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Covid destroyed Root's team, and there are other reasons why Root might also feel he didn't get a fair shake first time around.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Suddenly it started to shake and I panicked," 31-year-old hospital customer service official and Maumere resident, Lukas Lotar, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
But as he heaved himself onto it, his knee began to shake.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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However that case shakes out, a couple of things are clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Nearly every week, I pass a colleague in the office who taunts me with four words: “Count of Monte Cristo, Count of Monte Cristo,” as he shakes his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Plus, Google shakes up its AI leadership ranks, and we get rare access to the world’s largest naval drill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The TV variation of Max Cady is where the classic prestige drama Difficult Man shakes hands with a manosphere cultist’s pent-up aggression.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
When the receptionist asks if we need directions, Auntie shakes her head no.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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DeepSeek, the Chinese AI developer that shook markets last January after releasing its own advanced model, quickly faded as a threat to the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Indonesia's Flores island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Dan shook his head, as if he himself couldn’t believe it, even though he had presumably been there.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Danielle Belton, who runs a business nearby, said the derailment was so loud it shook her office.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I forced a laugh and shook my head.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Her husband, a 68-year-old retired warehouse worker, was also shaken by the forced departure from his home.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Use it anywhere a little concentrated summer would be welcome: shaken into cocktails or mocktails, stirred into iced matcha or sparkling water, drizzled over gelato or spooned onto yogurt.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Others, like Arnold Welianto, who lives in Talibura, a village near the coastline in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, were shaken out of their beds.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The former securities regulator and federal prosecutor succeeds Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month, and inherits an 18-agency intelligence community shaken by leadership turnover and staff cuts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
He had shaken the KGB tail, and he secured his ticket.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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After learning that three people in the same family had died, local shop owner Neha Patel said she was "still shaking" at what had happened.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"The shaking was strong. Thankfully, we were already outside the house," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
She ran outside as the shaking began, receiving only a wound on her leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Oil, hunters and Dr. Phil: How a long-shot project is shaking Up Greenland.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Its forepaws were shaking, and it was gulping and baring its teeth.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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