shrug
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The fact that it’s an incredibly rare condition that occurs in around one in 1,000 births would have made it easy to shrug it off as an anomaly.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
But while Harry and Meghan enjoyed some success in showbusiness, their Hollywood reign proved short-lived and California has greeted news of their departure back to the UK with a shrug.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
I would be willing to bet good money that Meta would be able to shrug off any damages, even if they weren’t thrown out on appeal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“People can call her whatever they want,” she says with a shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
You don't knock to go into a store, he told himself with a shrug.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
"Homer is 2,800 years old, while the Turkish-Greek border is only a century old," he shrugs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
She shrugs off Maddie getting faint at dance class because she threw up her lunch.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
"The truth is, maybe I just fear the unknown," she shrugs.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In her own matter-of-fact way, Grohl shrugs as she acknowledges the inescapable pressure of her last name.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
He shrugs and flips his textbook open to a page marked with a green Post-it note.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Traders largely shrugged off each of those headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Nakagawa has shrugged off his sceptics and said engineers must build new products that benefit from MPC.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Strikers Thierno Barry and Beto had shrugged off early-season struggles to start scoring goals.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“He just kind of shrugged it off, like it wasn’t a huge concern for him,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The imp shrugged, and Jack dropped a few more feet, making him yell out again despite himself.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Need to Know: Stocks keep shrugging off rising Treasury yields.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Hegseth, though, is shrugging off the concerns, telling reporters the issue is “completely misrepresented” and that the service members have “everything we can provide them at every single moment.”
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
The hotel expansion arrives as many travelers are shrugging off the costs of rising room rates and higher airfares, continuing to pay eye-popping room rates for exclusive accommodations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“The gesture of the comedian shrugging his shoulders and being like, ‘I don’t know, folks,’ that’s what performing has always kind of felt like to me,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
“He told me to say it,” Rondell said, shrugging.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
