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

Apparently, the easiest shakedown targets are single people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Steve Watt, Speed Demon's crew chief, told BBC News that Raschke died while performing a test, known as a "shakedown", and that the car wasn't "even at half speed".

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

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

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025

“Would that be what they call a nervous shakedown, madam?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White