shudder
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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
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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
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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
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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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