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budge

verb as in dislodge from staid position

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That was what persuaded then Prime Minister David Cameron to agree to the 2014 referendum - and the first minister thinks a similar outcome would force the current PM to budge.

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“The U.S. is under serious pressure to sell agriculture to China and China isn’t budging,” she said.

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Even as corporate bosses cut back on remote work and ratchet up in-office mandates, average office attendance has barely budged across U.S. workplaces.

Analysts don't expect either side to budge without pressure from everyday Americans, most of whom have yet to feel direct impacts on their lives.

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Neither side in Congress shows any signs of budging, with the House not even expected to have votes this week.

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

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