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shake

[shayk] / ʃeɪk /




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Powerful open model is set to shake up AI race.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Government sources in Berlin said they were expected to shake hands on a new package of military support worth more than $1 billion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

As an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, Cumming sees “Tip Toe” as an opportunity to shake people up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

When she took over the party in 2011, Le Pen began a process of what she called de-demonization to shake off the party’s image as racist and antisemitic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I shake my head and start a new search.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

He shakes our hands, guides us toward Baker Library.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The new research paper shows there’s more time before that debate shakes out, said Adam Blandin, an economist at Vanderbilt University and one of the co-authors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Think iced fruity drinks, protein shakes and so-called dirty sodas - a concoction of foam, syrups and juices.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

But thrust “Transamerica” 21 years into the future, and watch as it shakes off “outdated” and “problematic” from either side of Bree’s pristine lavender shoulder pads.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

She shakes her head in an I’m-sorry-but-there’s-nothing-I-can-do-about-it kind of way.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

When Matisse Thybulle was asked what it has been like trying to defend offensive savants Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves during the Lakers training camp, he shook his head and smiled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The speed and force violently shook the airframe, formed shock waves along with wings and sent ripples along the components used to control direction and manipulate speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The earthquake shook areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, according to the USGS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Xi and Peng exited their plane and the two couples shook hands.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The rest of the dogs did the same, shook and marked the snow.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Effectively, the recent sharp rally and positive chart outlook “have shaken out short sellers,” Morrison wrote, meaning those who were betting on bitcoin to fall were forced to close those positions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Additional footage posted to TikTok appears to show a visibly shaken Lucki climbing into the back seat of a black car with a wound near his jaw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday because of a wave of student protests that has shaken the country, the education minister said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Boateng says he was shaken by the regulation and wants religious preachers to be given an exemption.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Olga was so shaken by this that she couldn’t sleep that night.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

But a scheduling curveball this year is shaking up the routine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Warning has been shaking the walls of L.A. theaters since the group first landed in the city eight years ago — but this year feels especially monumental for the sisters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

This 16-year-old phenom is shaking up American soccer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Don well?" asks the Daily Mirror, embedding a photo of the two leaders shaking hands in New York City.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

I’m already shaking my head, impatient myself at his lack of understanding.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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