budge

Use a liquid lip product, Skinner says, because it won't budge.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Even the pandemic didn’t cause that number to budge — it has remained consistent for over a decade.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

That will keep the share price moving higher, even if GM’s market value doesn’t budge.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

When Macron directed leaders to turn toward the cameras for a group photo Tuesday, Trump was the only leader who didn’t budge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Robin snuffles my morning breath, but I don’t budge.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Despite the difficulties and dilemmas, her friends and colleagues agree she is not someone who budges easily.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024

I’m hedging because the subject so lacks in novelty and only budges grudgingly from the predictable.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022

And without Notre Dame, it’s increasingly unlikely the Big Ten budges — for now.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022

If neither side budges, Mr. Orsini said he is prepared to go to trial, an expensive and time-consuming process that will likely require, among other things, that the boy be deposed.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2018

The strength of the resulting earthquake depends on how much energy has built up in the fault before it budges, how much of the fault slips, and how far it moves.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

But despite some “incredible” offers, they haven’t budged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The number of Americans out of work for 27 weeks or more hasn’t meaningfully budged since last summer, hovering near the highest level since late 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

In the undergraduate space, federal loan limits haven’t budged since 2008, yet colleges have still raised their prices.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

At the same time, balances for the bottom four quintiles barely budged, staying below inflation rates.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

The man with the newspaper hadn’t budged again, and Esperanza gently tapped him on the elbow.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Natural-gas prices, meanwhile, are down 8% in 2026 after barely budging in 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Chevron and Exxon Mobil were barely budging on the heels of first-quarter earnings, falling 0.3% and rising 0.6%, respectively.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

The Treasury market logged a placid session, with yields barely budging, a day before the Labor Department releases delayed figures on October and November inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

Unlike others in the crowded race for governor, who are likely to drop out if Harris jumps in, L.A.’s former mayor said he’s not budging.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

I tried half-heartedly to get him over to one side or the other, but he wasn’t budging.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx