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shook

[shook] / ʃʊk /






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On the trail by the Pacific, as I panted and shook with fear in my new hiking boots at the bottom of the mountain, Susie was already on top, cheering me from above.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Instead, he told me, he shook his head and left.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI developer that shook markets last January after releasing its own advanced model, quickly faded as a threat to the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Indonesia's Flores island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

He shook the dogs out of the snow and made them stand in the wind and twice looked at me and smiled.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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