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shuffle

[shuhf-uhl] / ˈʃʌf əl /




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The Dodgers designated McDermott for assignment on Friday in the midst of a reliever shuffle to prepare for a bullpen game.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

In February, PayPal announced that Lores would take over as CEO in a surprise shuffle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The president developed his own trademark dance to accompany the song -- a stiff shuffle of the hips and fist bumps at waist-high level.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

As the battle for places in Europe hots up in the Premier League, the race to shuffle papers to satisfy Uefa's bureaucrats has been just as intense.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

Then she’d shuffle out of the room in her bedroom slippers, muttering about how she didn’t deserve that aggravation.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

Heineken’s move is the latest of CEO shuffles in the food and beverage industries.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

He doesn’t meet my eyes and shuffles quickly out the door when the class ends.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

This process shuffles existing genetic material into new combinations, which can help restore functional diversity as populations expand.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2026

Before they can think about how uncomfortable it would be to live in that world, the endless scroll shuffles them along to another pristine box.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2025

With a sigh, Baba gets up and shuffles toward his room,taking his tea with him.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Jason Beaman, a Navy and Army vet, was shuffled among therapists who later left until he finally had enough.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The company has also shuffled its lower ranks over that time.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

The game shifted into an unexpected bullpen game, and the Dodgers shuffled through seven pitchers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

Devine masterfully shuffled around her crease throughout, often ending up in a heap on the ground, but it was effective in throwing the seamers off their length.

From BBC May 23, 2026

Without waiting for a reply, she picked up the deck and shuffled the cards.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Walmart WMT 0.82%increase; green up pointing triangle is shuffling the leadership atop its massive U.S. business as the retailer’s new chief executive continues to build his team.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Those supports are a vital part of a long-term-care plan, and could do more to help stretch funds than any shuffling around of index funds or tax strategizing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

If Tuchel does know his best team, he is hiding it well – and the amount of shuffling on the flanks and in defence suggests he does not.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

For all of their recent scuffing and shuffling, these loaded, baseball-ruining Dodgers should be able to survive an Ohtani skip day every so often.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Often she spends this time with Tsukiko, but instead of seeking out the contortionist this particular evening, she sits alone at her table, shuffling her tarot deck compulsively.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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