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shake

[shayk] / ʃeɪk /




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"Our findings suggest that even with an updated graphic, that misconception can be hard to shake."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Sergei, another resident of the city who is also 58, said he felt his apartment block shake and quickly realised it was a drone attack.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The party of incumbent presidents regularly loses seats in midterm elections, and it is common for presidents to shake up their staffs halfway through a term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Perhaps SpaceX will shake things up in the meantime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

My brother and sister shake their heads, but I still have the taste of vomit in my mouth.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Protein shakes, for instance, are one of the hottest corners of the grocery store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

As propellers whir during warm-up, one drone’s camera shakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Over the years, protein powders and shakes have attracted a much broader customer base, while food manufacturers now offer high-protein versions of everything from bagels to water.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Jaxson Dart left the preseason on just his third offensive snap after New York’s line failed to pick up a blitz, and that shakes confidence in the quarterback behind an uncertain front five.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

He flinches, tries to hide the pocket-sized earthquake that shakes down his spine.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

DeepSeek, one of China's top AI labs, shook up the industry in January 2025 with a low-cost, high-performance chatbot, challenging assumptions of US dominance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The rise of prestige television and streaming shook up the established hierarchy.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

The scale of those losses remains overwhelming even as we pass three years since the day that shook Jews around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

A train clattered down Alameda and shook the building.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Said she felt "dirty" after the encounter and "never told anybody", adding: "I felt shocked and stunned, shaken."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Foreign students at several international schools were shaken after spending part of the afternoon sheltering in place in windowless rooms, said a mother who spoke to parents at several of the schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

My father’s health was deeply shaken by the horror of the recent events.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Darren Gold, who is now board president, said Gonzales-Torres falsely accused him of shaking her, prompting a city investigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

She was shaking, her heart pounding in her ears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"It's 2026, we're in France ... it's unacceptable," she added, shaking her head.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Investors appeared to be shaking off the latest “tech wreck” on Thursday, as many hard-hit names linked to the artificial-intelligence trade staged a strong rebound intraday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

I approached an older woman shaking out a rug.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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