shook up
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The company shook up its executive roles as part of the new model, naming the head of its U.S. business to lead its global operations, among other appointments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Before the iPhone, Apple shook up home computing with the 1984 Macintosh, whose icon-based interface and mouse made computing accessible beyond specialists -- and sparked a legendary rivalry between Jobs and Microsoft's Bill Gates.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a former Bass ally who shook up the field with her last-minute entry, polled at slightly more than 9%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
"They shook up an industry that needed shaking up. There's no doubt about that, and I will always give them credit for that," said beer writer Melissa Cole.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
"Yeah, she's okay. I told her that I was going to go take care of all this drama today in Brownsville, and of course, that has her all shook up."
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
"We are all a bit shook-up," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023
“Girls will be boys/and boys will be girls,” he sang, before emphasizing “it’s a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world/except for Lola.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2020
However, protests that erupted after the horrific event shook-up the government on the issue of women safety and forced it to come up with stricter new anti-rape laws.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2013
But where U.S. beats glorify unwashedness, shook-up Soviet youth flaunts foppish clothes as the badge of their individualism.
From Time Magazine Archive
The words were bubbling out now, fizzing like a shook-up soda.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
