shook
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State media images showed Xi and Kim beaming as they shook each other's hand, with the Chinese leader receiving a lavish welcome ceremony with a red-carpet military salute and cheering crowds.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Credo Technology Group shook off a premarket decline and jumped 6.6% after the electrical cable maker forecast that its revenue growth would slow over the current quarter.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Afterward, the councilmember shook hands with Carlos Perea, executive director of the nonprofit Harbor Institute and one of the news conference’s organizers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
"She shook the hand of the players on my right, bypassed me, then shook the hand of everyone else," he says.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
I held the lamp for Mutti as she shook out some straw around Marlene’s feet.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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