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shudder

[shuhd-er] / ˈʃʌd ər /


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But the near-disaster has sent a shudder through a region racked by three years of war, and raised a host of troubling possibilities that officials are just beginning to investigate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

An omen among omens: Mid-dog-walk that day, I spot a onesie that reads “Milk Drunk” and shudder at the impulse to recruit our newborns into low-key bacchanalia.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

When he is, we shudder and wonder how the world could be so cruel.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

A 1970s-style outcome, or anything close to it, would have been enough to make anyone shudder — but especially retirees and others living on fixed or semi-fixed incomes.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

Midnight, recalling the journey, gives one last shudder.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The remarks sent shudders through chipmakers particularly, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index tumbling 5.9 percent -- its biggest drop in more than two months, according to Bloomberg.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

As a bestselling author, relationship coach Matthew Hussey shudders at the idea of using ChatGPT to write a book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

One shudders to think what Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino thinks is excessive for la migra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

The town clock rang out six deep booms that Lina could feel, like shudders, beneath her ribs.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

The stock market shuddered Thursday after investors resumed a weekslong bond selloff that has defied the Treasury Department’s attempts to curb borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

But when the piece was published, I shuddered at the headline: “Beyonce’s ‘Break My Soul’ just broke the internet and — hell yeah — is a Pride Month dance bop.”

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Now I'm afraid of the river," he shuddered.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

A couple of weeks later, the Lakers hired Redick, and most of the basketball world shuddered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025

She shuddered, dropping her line in so she didn’t have to look at it.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

In 2008, the shuddering global economy and soaring fuel prices helped push several airlines into bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

“They think we’re these evil business owners,” she said, shuddering.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

England's 12-game winning run came to a shuddering halt with a 31-20 defeat by Scotland in Edinburgh last weekend.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

“In the beginning, ‘friends’ is almost a nasty word for her,” says Yeoh, shuddering at the thought of nice Prime denizens trying to befriend the emperor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

He takes a deep, shuddering breath, and sighs.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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