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shake

[sheyk] / ʃeɪk /




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His floppy ears, grumpy little face and paws you just want to shake hands with.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He just can’t shake the feeling that tickets are overpriced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Wilson, who owns around 8.7% of Lululemon’s outstanding shares, had been trying to shake up the board in the face of steep competition against brands like Vuori and lower-priced dupes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Leke described the moment where he showed his dad the black-and-white footage of emaciated children and said until then in his "43 years of existence" he had never heard his father's voice shake.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He’d pulled off his driving gloves to shake hands with Dad.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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