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budge

[buhj] / bʌdʒ /


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Some hosts are refusing to budge on costs, insistent that a flood of bookers are coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

The inability of successive activists to budge Bennett stems from the management-friendly laws of Maryland, where most REITs are domiciled.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 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

And how, to the great distress of Uncle Al, he refused to budge until he had swept her off her feet and married her.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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