budge
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Green lawmaker Anna Cavazzini said "the odds are good" but warned member states would need to "budge" on parliament's main priorities.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
And the company faces various cost pressures, such that even when Rasgon increases his revenue expectations “fairly decently,” his profit projections barely budge.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer had to reassure the public that the government wouldn’t budge on this, and thanks to pressure from constituents, it didn’t.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
Combined, they are unlikely to budge the Federal Reserve from its current wait-and-see approach to interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
She tried to push her front door open from outside, but it wouldn’t budge.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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