budge
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For one thing, the state will absolutely not budge.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
The stock barely reacted to results of an experiment with the Cleveland Clinic at the start of the month, and didn’t budge when IBM released data from a neutron scattering experiment in March.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Market participants appear undaunted by the risk of accelerated inflation from the Middle East conflict, and remain convinced the Bank of Canada won’t budge on interest rates until next year, according to a survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The Scandinavian blocking area of high pressure is finally going to budge this week, allowing our weather to turn colder with some hill snow in the north later this week.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Violet couldn’t hear me from where she was, and even if she could, she was ornery enough not to budge.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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