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shake

[sheyk] / ʃeɪk /




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“Yet, nothing seems to shake this market,” the strategists wrote.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Having driven to a safe distance, "I pulled over, and I was just in shock and started to shake", he said, although he was reassured after an ambulance crew checked him over.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Araki made the film in part, he says, to reach out to a younger generation and shake them out of their digital-age complacency.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The real-estate industry had been hoping this year’s spring selling season, typically the busiest period of the year, would shake the frozen market loose.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

She held it high and gave it a shake.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Red pepper flakes and everything bagel seasoning cover the remaining territory — heat, funk, nuttiness, crunch — in a few economical shakes.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Protein shakes may soon become easier to enjoy thanks to new research showing that changes in whey protein production can improve both taste and texture.

From Science Daily Jun. 15, 2026

Haiti were no great shakes but they were getting on top.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

That is, until an intriguing puzzle shakes up Felix’s otherwise sleepy summer and prods him to pay attention to his surroundings in a new way.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Candace reflects and then shakes her head sadly.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

She said the "whole house shook" and it felt "like a mini earthquake".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The two women whistled and shook a bag of food in the hope of drawing out a cat gone missing for days.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The new Fed chair shook Wall Street on Wednesday with his reluctance to reveal his thinking on the economy and his skepticism about the tools the Fed uses to judge inflation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Those costs come in the form of unprecedented player contracts and tournament prize funds that shook the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The Bulldog shook hands and again I noticed the deep creases in the sagging cheeks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

A string of aftershocks have shaken the area since the initial quake, further rattling locals in stifling summer temperatures, forecast to hit at least 35C later in the day and a heatstroke warning issued.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The undertakers were "shaken" and flagged down a passing police car, the court was told.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The report is the culmination of years of rumors and probes that have shaken up Lloyd’s, the world’s biggest insurance marketplace.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

She said that the Navy precision-flyer was shaken up by a clearly dangerous maneuver that he made in error.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Habib had shaken his head sadly, and asked if Fadi would reconsider telling Principal Hornstein the truth.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Masao Mitsunaga, 57, was playing on his computer on Tuesday when his home, which he shares with his mother and brother, began shaking violently.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

It caused light to moderate shaking at an intensity expected to cause, at most, very light damage, according to the USGS.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

For Joshua, it is about far more than shaking off ring rust.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

One woman waited for four hours, only to come out of the theater with her voice and legs shaking; another said she drove 100 miles for the experience.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

“The trees in the gardens, they are shaking, Elizabeth,” he said.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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