budge
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"I kept insisting but my mum just wouldn't budge," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
And though Bernstein’s Rezaei wrote positively about the recent results, she didn’t budge from her underperform stance in her note that was titled: “Credit where credit is due… until the credit is actually due.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
When the shopper pushed for the advertised price, the dealer wouldn’t budge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
For one thing, the state will absolutely not budge.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
But the phone wouldn’t budge from his pocket.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Despite the difficulties and dilemmas, her friends and colleagues agree she is not someone who budges easily.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
And while making everything sound this easy likely requires hard work, Nudy never sweats, hardly budges, barely blinks.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022
What sells out uptown, like rice cakes, barely budges downtown.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2014
Imagine these watery budges as two long waves that move over Earth as the planet rotates.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2014
I feel twin surges of pride and panic as no one budges.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
The rate of layoffs, meanwhile, sank to the lowest level on record in late 2021 and has barely budged since then.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
More than a century later, the vocabulary has modernized, but the underlying idea has barely budged.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
But despite some “incredible” offers, they haven’t budged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hiring as a share of employment has barely budged in two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
May pulled and pulled, but the grate never budged.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
If they’re still not budging, you can request other concessions, such as a discounted deposit, free parking or a waived pet fee.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 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
"This time armed with tools I tried again. The hedgehog wasn't budging - then my wife reminded me to try vegetable oil," said Andy.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Eastern time on Sunday, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat, and S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq Composite futures were barely budging higher.
From Barron's ● Dec. 7, 2025
I must have frowned pretty hard, because he looked at my face and he swallowed a few times, but he wasn’t budging.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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