shaker
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"So he was a real mover and shaker of the movement".
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
A seed shaker swaps the bouquet for something that actually grows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He held up a shaker filled with salt and spices and pointed out the little holes on the shaker’s cover.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Before that, I only knew the Kraft shaker bottle.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
"I'm almost done. Just chill out, so I can..."I picked up the can of beads and shook them in her ear like one of them Spanish shaker things.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
He also spent nearly £2,000 on umbrellas and bought two Lalique salt and pepper shakers costing £2,618.16.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
There are also some wild cards, including conservative venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and two other movers and shakers from the tech world who will serve on a task force on employment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
There, Chip stands in front of the cheese case for a moment, brushing past the string cheese and the Parmesan shakers before settling on a packet of American singles.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
It’s all part of an effort, observers say, for the companies to properly position themselves with the movers and shakers in town.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
The dog retreated abruptly, neck hairs bristling, and knocked the salt and pepper shakers off one table.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
