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shook

[shook] / ʃʊk /






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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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