shaker
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"So he was a real mover and shaker of the movement".
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
A seed shaker swaps the bouquet for something that actually grows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He held up a shaker filled with salt and spices and pointed out the little holes on the shaker’s cover.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Before that, I only knew the Kraft shaker bottle.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Instead she said okay, in English, patiently, and reached for the salt shaker.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
But each now has his own range of merch... and visitors flock for a glimpse of these meeow-vers and shakers.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
There are also some wild cards, including conservative venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and two other movers and shakers from the tech world who will serve on a task force on employment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
There, Chip stands in front of the cheese case for a moment, brushing past the string cheese and the Parmesan shakers before settling on a packet of American singles.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
Rodney and Connor then lined up all the salt and pepper shakers and started tossing sugar packets over the barricade with forks and spoons as catapults.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
