shaker
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Woe betide the philistine who requests a salt shaker or asks that a meticulously prepared dish be spice-bombed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"So he was a real mover and shaker of the movement".
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
He held up a shaker filled with salt and spices and pointed out the little holes on the shaker’s cover.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Before that, I only knew the Kraft shaker bottle.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Jaja and I touched the crystal shaker, my finger brushed his gently, then he let go.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Think how many movers and shakers, from Barack Obama to Jeff Bezos to Paul Krugman, cite “Star Trek” or Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” series as formative influences?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But each now has his own range of merch... and visitors flock for a glimpse of these meeow-vers and shakers.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
There, Chip stands in front of the cheese case for a moment, brushing past the string cheese and the Parmesan shakers before settling on a packet of American singles.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
It’s all part of an effort, observers say, for the companies to properly position themselves with the movers and shakers in town.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
After storing the plastic tubs beneath the counter, the man unscrews the tops to a dozen salt and pepper shakers, paying no attention to me.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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