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shake

[sheyk] / ʃeɪk /




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"If Donald Trump walked down the road, I'd go over and shake his hand and say, 'Welcome to Doonbeg'," the 63-year-old said.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

In and around his hometown of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the western state of Maharashtra, Dipke is routinely thronged by people wanting to shake his hand or take a photo.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

But stocks look set to shake off the macroeconomic concerns that pinched them on Tuesday with a flattish open.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

In late summer, when almond husks split open, workers at Creekside Farming in Madera gear up machinery to shake the trees.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

No. I shake my head enough so Helen can see it.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The new research paper shows there’s more time before that debate shakes out, said Adam Blandin, an economist at Vanderbilt University and one of the co-authors.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

But thrust “Transamerica” 21 years into the future, and watch as it shakes off “outdated” and “problematic” from either side of Bree’s pristine lavender shoulder pads.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

He holds up his “Treasure Island” Ridleygrams and shakes them at the camera.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

I do, though, hope he shakes things up and doesn't just stick with guys that have proven they can't take us up to the next level.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Her tangle of blonde curls shakes with laughter.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

You live in a diesel snow globe, and somebody just shook it.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

His grandfather, Francisco, 74, who rode beside him in a straw cowboy hat, shook his head.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

The company shook up its executive roles as part of the new model, naming the head of its U.S. business to lead its global operations, among other appointments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Fernandes then shook hands with opposing players and the officials and was heading off to find more opponents to greet when he realised he had forgotten to collect the match ball, his hat-trick reward.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

He wrung out his lavender tail and shook the water from his good ear.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

It gave me somewhere to put my attention that was not the news, and it gave a shaken city a place to stand together and roar about something that would not break its heart.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

And the offense won’t be at its best until he has shaken his slump — Ohtani has just two hits in his last six games after hitting just .241 in August.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The debate has already shaken investors in the state’s two largest investor-owned utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Her husband, a 68-year-old retired warehouse worker, was also shaken by the forced departure from his home.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

This icy, jostling wagon ride had shaken the last bit of humor right out of my bones.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

"I was shaking, I felt so intimidated," she continued.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Both factory orders and industrial production rose in the second quarter, shaking off fears of a slowdown as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz sent energy prices soaring.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The video goes on to show a montage of clips where Trump is seen honouring fallen US troops, hugging veterans and shaking hands with law enforcement officers.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck near the city of Compton early Sunday morning, delivering light shaking to the southern Los Angeles area.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

I feel my whole body tingle with rage, and my hands won’t stop shaking.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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