shakedown

Example Sentences

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Aston Martin also missed almost two full days of last month's Barcelona shakedown.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

That’s by design: From the moment the Xcel left the shipyard until it welcomed its first shakedown guests, every venue was put through rigorous stress tests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

He called the lawsuit “a shakedown for money.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

It strikes me that there’s a parallel to his shakedown of the law firms.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025

Lawrence could afford to scoff at suggestions that the cyclotron was still in its shakedown stage.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik