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budge

verb as in dislodge from staid position

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But rather than revisit the initial findings, the lawsuit filed by the Salehpours claims, the LAPD’s Valley homicide unit and the medical examiner’s office closed ranks and refused to budge.

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Job growth has still barely budged since April, raising pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates to support the economy.

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He topped out at 50-pounds, then refused to budge from the starting line.

The door was stuck and would not budge.

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The trend among more affluent households they examined “barely budged.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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