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In the bottom half of the inning, Freeman, who was optimistic that he could shake off his September slump over the bye week, tied the score with a homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
After speaking with umpire Mohamed Lahyani and an ATP official, Russia's Medvedev approached the net to shake hands with Djokovic.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
I tried to shake her off and succeeded in freeing my arm only to have my bad leg give out and drop back onto the deck with a tailbone-bruising thump.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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As propellers whir during warm-up, one drone’s camera shakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Fourteen years later, shakes are still part of his routine, but they have become considerably more expensive.
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
“Sometimes you just kind of have to power through the clamminess and the shakes and the racing heart,” said Matt Schulz, the chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree, who wrote a book on the topic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Then she shakes her head, as if to throw the sadness off.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Following a series of scandals that shook public trust in local government, Los Angeles City Council launched a massive charter reform to boost accountability across city departments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The earthquake shook areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, according to the USGS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The attack shook global fuel markets, adding to a diesel supply crisis that has rattled economies around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Xi and Peng exited their plane and the two couples shook hands.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Bulldog shook hands and again I noticed the deep creases in the sagging cheeks.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
The mathematical world was shaken to its core last month, when OpenAI announced that it had solved one of the field’s most celebrated problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"The city is completely different than it was before this event, Ceutans have lost their joy and their lifestyles have been completely shaken up," the conservative mayor said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The experience left her shaken and embarrassed, but her skin eventually cleared up.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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He gave plate umpire Roberto Ortiz an astonished look and walked to the dugout shaking his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Both players took a medical timeout after a 68-minute first set, but De Minaur managed just one game on their return before shaking hands.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The moves show how Italy’s biggest banks are playing their cards to prevail in a yearslong wave of dealmaking that is shaking up the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Arellano: The camera ends with Hilton and Becerra standing awkwardly and not shaking hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I was shaking, and when I looked down, the scissors gleamed in my fist against the moss-green felt of my handbag.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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