shrug
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As France faces a possible borrowing crisis and U.S. stocks shrug off a quarter-century high in bond yields, a Frenchman’s bon mot helps explain why: exorbitant privilege.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Revisiting the movie through this lens offers plenty of important wisdom that its detractors were quick to shrug off.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Asked how exactly the group came together, Godrich and Harrison look at each other across a picnic table and shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Chip and memory stocks are trading higher as investors shrug off concerns about an AI slowdown.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
When I went up to pull them over, floundering in the deep snow, they ignored me, tried to shrug away my hand.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
"Homer is 2,800 years old, while the Turkish-Greek border is only a century old," he shrugs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
She shrugs off Maddie getting faint at dance class because she threw up her lunch.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
"The truth is, maybe I just fear the unknown," she shrugs.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Don’t believe the Dodgers’ public shrugs about the recent dead-arm condition of Edwin Díaz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
I’m about to hand one to Henry, but he holds up his bound hands and shrugs.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
But Mr. Market shrugged; Taiwanese stocks failed to generate a sustained rally as investors viewed the meeting as symbolic, with few economic consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Some found it charming, some unbearable, but in the end everyone shrugged: Well, he’s the boss.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Stock markets have mostly shrugged off the bond selloff so far, though indexes fell on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Bursting clear of his rivals like they were a technical area, Arteta shrugged off questions over his team's sometimes robust style as well as those who suggested the Gunners were destined to always be runners-up.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Chase shrugged the pack off his back and unzipped one of the pockets.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Treasury yields edge lower in Asian trade as their trade resumes after Monday’s Labor Day holiday, shrugging off a slight increase in oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Micron stock was shrugging off CXMT's claimed advance in smartphone memory but investors might want to spread their bets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“No,” Raman then said firmly before shrugging and letting the moderator move on to the next question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Read: Stocks keep shrugging off rising Treasury yields.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Sorry,” John-John says, shrugging and folding his arms too.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
