shook up
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They shook up the format for the second, focusing on homicides, but have returned to a missing persons case.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
This summer, an American woman shook up one of the oldest of England’s old boys sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
“It’s a little bit semantic sometimes, like I know some people consider Ridgecrest a doublet, and some people don’t,” Lozos said, referring to the 2019 earthquake sequence that shook up L.A. from the Mojave Desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The attacks shook up energy markets, which had seen a period of stability this week helped by Iraq saying it had resumed limited oil exports through Turkey to avoid the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Just sat there with my empty tray and shook up my chocolate milk.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
It follows the publication of a government white paper on gambling in April, which shook-up the sector.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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
Holocaust had obliterated life on earth, Adlai recounted, leaving one shook-up gorilla.
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
