shaking
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Some Venezuelan volunteer rescue workers said police and military officers tried shaking them down for bribes to pass checkpoints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"I'm shaking, I'm in tears all the time, I'm terrified. Every sound I hear I think is a nuclear bomb going off."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Diggers are already clearing parts of the OPP complex, shaking the ruins even as volunteers and families continue to burrow for the bodies of loved ones.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
This tournament has built credibility by showcasing teams competing at a high level, then shaking hands afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Luna hesitates for a second before shaking her head.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Nothing fell to the floor or broke, but it reminded him of the January shakings and made him worry that a big quake like that occurred even five months later.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
The first shakings came in 1972, when the players went on strike over their pension fund; the season lost 86 games out of a total of more than 160.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2012
In the 1960s, scientists set up seismometers across the world, allowing them to measure and record the slightest shakings almost anywhere.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2011
“Poor humble Gurgi is always faithful to mighty lords—what joy to serve them, even with shakings and breakings.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Even more unnerving, because they are less well understood and capable of occurring anywhere at any time, are the rarer type of shakings known as intraplate quakes.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
