movement
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Uganda imposed restrictions on movement across its border with DR Congo shortly after the outbreak began in May.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
And then in the mid-1950s came what has been dubbed the early-music movement and, with it, the rise of the countertenor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
It’s clear tests like Eli’s Hormometers are part of a wider movement taking place today.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Swanson brushed off the movement as the sun playing tricks on the instruments.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
To play around their press requires superb technique, good positioning, the right timing of movements and an understanding of where team-mates may be.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“So that gives us great encouragement and being long-term in an environment like this is really hard because of the fast movements and the 24-hour news flow and just so much speed.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
They cause abnormal movements, a lot of side effects, but they're still used because people are so desperate for help.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
His earlier paintings often seem hard-won, made with a heavy hand, but as Hans Namuth’s well-known film of Pollock at work reveals, delicate gestures and dance-like movements translated into fluent drawing in the drip paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The fat man across from me had been snoring loudly, but my movements woke him.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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"The Civil Rights Movement"
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