- past participle of shake.
shaken
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The S&P 500 may be only a few percentage points shy of record territory, but a sharp pullback in semiconductors and other hot artificial-intelligence stocks have shaken up many investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
In one case, he says, he was operating on a patient's neck when the building was shaken by an explosion - the medical staff ran out in fear, but he stayed.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
But when Grace survives an assassination attempt, Todd is genuinely shaken.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
The incidents have shaken Saudi Arabia and illustrated the ability of the Houthis to strike deep inside the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The bracelet must have come loose when I’d shaken it and dropped straight off my wrist.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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