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shook up



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Last year, the bank shook up its management, with Gonzalo Luchetti named chief financial officer to replace Mark Mason, and simplified its structure to five core businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Before the iPhone, Apple shook up home computing with the 1984 Macintosh, whose icon-based interface and mouse made computing accessible beyond specialists -- and sparked a legendary rivalry between Jobs and Microsoft's Bill Gates.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Raman, a former Bass ally, shook up the race with her surprise entry, hours before the filing deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Lee said markets tend to bottom on bad news, flagging the viral AI doom post from Citrini Research that shook up investors at the start of the week.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Nobody in Ice’s family got killed but they were shook up bad.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers




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