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shove

[shuhv] / ʃʌv /


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The early shove has been part of a longstanding, informal practice to allow air-traffic staff to leave early during less-busy times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

On First Light, however, Ms. Brauer has to unstrap, shove across and resecure heavy packages before she can risk the same exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It added that going home early is called an "early shove" in the aviation industry and is considered an informal perk for staff, sometimes offered after especially taxing shifts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

It screams as arms bearing the Japanese and US flags shove it onto a rickety karaoke stage set up in a boat.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

While my clothes dried, Ida fed me as much food as I could shove into my mouth, which was a lot.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

They said the agency at the time opted against tough discipline for controllers, in part because managers condoned the early shoves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

No more traveling calls, rarely calls for over-the-top or blatant shoves in the back to grab a rebound.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

And another AI video on X depicts the pair running together through a city engulfed in flames before the female executive shoves him aside in a dramatic scene.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

None of his commanders spoke English, so instructions came through shoves and gestures.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

Scoob closes his eyes, flicks the latch, and shoves the lid up.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

The other horse people she hangs out with at the barn, where Juni lives, come from “every possible income level and political belief, and they’re all kind of shoved together,” Hanawalt tells me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Yaniv Hayun, a passenger, said in a video shared by Israel’s public broadcaster that he and another man found the door was unlocked but blocked by the fallen pilot, so they shoved it open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Why is that a favored constitutional provision while this stuff all gets shoved to the side?

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Storage space is at a premium, and outfits often end up "shoved somewhere".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Next to cardboard Gertrude, shoved against the shop wall and propped on a boat rack, is Dad’s boat.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

As portrayed by an excellent Samantha Sloyan, Margaret still punishes Carrie by frequently shoving her into a prayer closet, but she’s also more grounded in her humanity.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

AFP witnessed some pushing and shoving between front-row protesters and officers trying to keep the surging crowd away from Jakarta's central Bundaran HI public square, surrounded by businesses and embassies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

"It was hectic," she said "There were people just pushing and shoving and running past us and climbing up the rocks to get up."

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

I try to help them think through things rather than shoving anything down their throat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

I quickly text Mom that I’m going for a walk before turning it off and shoving it to the bottom of my pocket.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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