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shove

[shuhv] / ʃʌv /


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The incident did not appear premeditated, with Itauma looking irritated by what Hrgovic was saying before the shove.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The calming locales both complement and contradict the plot’s revelations, which are hardly bombshells but do speak to how well-to-do families labor to shove inconvenient skeletons into the closet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

"Users will reject it if you're just trying to shove a puzzle down their throat that has no connection to your core values as a company."

From Barron's May 16, 2026

After the shove, the video shows Niemi and his group walk briskly down the stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard that is home to a number of nightclubs and bars.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

She turned to me and frowned, leaning down to shove the shoebox under the bed.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

They said the agency at the time opted against tough discipline for controllers, in part because managers condoned the early shoves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

No more traveling calls, rarely calls for over-the-top or blatant shoves in the back to grab a rebound.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

And another AI video on X depicts the pair running together through a city engulfed in flames before the female executive shoves him aside in a dramatic scene.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

After Chris’ mother shows up to debunk his half-Asian lie, after he shoves her out of the room, after he and his crush stop speaking, Chris asks his mother if she’s ashamed of him.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2024

He sits down and immediately shoves half a piece of bread into his mouth.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Cameron shoved her head into the American, who pushed back, before they exchanged insults side by side.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Why is that a favored constitutional provision while this stuff all gets shoved to the side?

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

The strategists also pointed out that investor rotation into other sectors has lifted growth prospects and valuations of many “old economy” industries, long shoved aside by investors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

They seem to take it less personally when they’re shoved into a drawer.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

I even shoved some plant fertilizer sticks that I found buried in Mom’s shed into the soil, and still nothing.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

"It was hectic," she said "There were people just pushing and shoving and running past us and climbing up the rocks to get up."

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“I’d never played a game like that with as many cheap shots and people shoving you in the back” forward Bradley Barcola said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Competing for the second year, Gareth Way said while kicking remains the main focus, shoving and wrestling your opponent is "at least 50% of it".

From BBC May 30, 2026

In New York, the opening of the Swatch store in Times Square was met with "pushing and shoving" in the waiting crowd, John McIntosh, who had been in line since Wednesday, told AFP.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

Then she snorts, shoving her nose against my chest.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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