shaken

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After the meeting, he said he was so shaken that a passing policeman asked if he was OK.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Levi described being deeply shaken by his encounter with the book, and by the guilt that torments Josef K despite his innocence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Kroszner, Warsh’s former colleague, said that Warsh is used to criticism and won’t be shaken.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

There is a lot of faith in last year’s expansion club, but the potential draft-day flub of trading away Flau’jae Johnson has shaken some of that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

But then it was like an entire zoo had shaken itself loose from the heavens.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi