shake
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We just have to shake off a little rust first.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
But that’s precisely why I couldn’t seem to shake that one nagging question: What’s the point of all this?
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
From her London base, she is up by 2 a.m. most days, calling locals and sifting through data to find companies ripe for a shake up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
I usually kick off my day with a protein shake, feed our golden retriever and take her out for a walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The intense fury that’s traveling up and down my spine causes my hand to shake as I make my way to the third display.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The TV variation of Max Cady is where the classic prestige drama Difficult Man shakes hands with a manosphere cultist’s pent-up aggression.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Rescuers were able to insert tubes to provide water, hydration fluids, protein shakes and medicine to Gil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 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
“This is a little uncomfortable for us,” said Gurley as people nearby tried plastic shot glasses of Fanta-infused orange shakes and Sprite mixed with pear syrup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
“I can’t hold on,” Aunt Melissa shakes his shoulder.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
He also shook hands with supporters before entering No 10.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
This summer, an American woman shook up one of the oldest of England’s old boys sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
That drew excitement from industry insiders, with some evoking a 2025 release from China's DeepSeek that shook assumptions of US dominance in AI.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Start Me Up,” the band’s best rocker since “Brown Sugar,” propelled the album to multiplatinum sales and shook stadiums around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But when I showed him a cubby hole behind the corner cupboard in the dining room, he shook his head.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The protests follow a series of examination scandals that have shaken confidence in the country's testing system.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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
The experience has left her shaken, constantly "on edge" and "looking over my shoulder" but her footballing drive is as strong as ever.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Recent barrages have left even hardened residents shaken and sent them fleeing to shelters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Writing in an abjectly apologetic tone, Griffith seemed genuinely sorry that he had shaken genetics by its roots.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Many buildings were built on loose, soft sediment that amplifies shaking during tremors, Linayo said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Yankees came inches away from tying the score in the eighth, but the Dodgers, shaking off their pre-All-Star break rough patch, delivered on defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Some Venezuelan volunteer rescue workers said police and military officers tried shaking them down for bribes to pass checkpoints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
They feel as if everything is still shaking around them, they have difficulty sleeping and resting and sometimes they feel guilty for having survived while others have died.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
He’s shaking his head vehemently before I even finish that sentence.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
