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shove

[shuhv] / ʃʌv /


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“When push comes to shove, I’m very often very comfortable with making decisions that don’t make financial sense,” Lake said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 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

After the shove, the video shows Niemi and his group walk briskly down the stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard that is home to a number of nightclubs and bars.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

I shove the envelope into my lunch bag.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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

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

Soon enough, it shoves out the old way of doing things entirely, leaving us with no living, breathing person left to hear our frustrations.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

But rather than fix it, the owner sends balls of dough to another firm that shoves them in a working oven and sells the loaves back to the baker.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2024

When the seafloor springs up, it shoves millions of gallons of water upward and outward.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The strategists also pointed out that investor rotation into other sectors has lifted growth prospects and valuations of many “old economy” industries, long shoved aside by investors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Fans who had previously been happy cheering wins with lusty renditions of “Sweet Caroline” don’t mind that it has been shoved aside.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

They seem to take it less personally when they’re shoved into a drawer.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Ilia Topuria shoved Justin Gaethje in front of the Lincoln Memorial in the final news conference before the UFC's unprecedented show at the White House on Sunday.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

His hands were shoved down in his pockets and he had a serious look on his face.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

“I’d never played a game like that with as many cheap shots and people shoving you in the back” forward Bradley Barcola said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Almiron and Muldur were not directly involved in the pushing and shoving, but the game was in a heated situation.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Another person who recently left the company told the BBC the tracking tool was "just the latest way they're shoving AI down everyone's throat".

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

“Leave him alone!” he roared a couple of weeks later, shoving me out of the way as I tried to help Baby Joe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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