shrug
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“People can call her whatever they want,” she says with a shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Allman, for his part, was quick to shrug off the backlash, noting that it is only natural for his wife’s fans to seek out someone or something to blame for her exit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I think the general investor reaction is sort of a shrug when they see a new regulatory risk,” Walmsley added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Even Friar Lawrence wears a vibrantly colored woven shrug over his clerical uniform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"It's in the marshmallows," Deirdre said with a shrug.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
"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
Don’t believe the Dodgers’ public shrugs about the recent dead-arm condition of Edwin Díaz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
On an analyst call, Boulanger shrugs off concerns that AI volatility could affect its M&A strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
He smiles and shrugs, joining me at the table again.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Machado Garry bloodied Makhachev's face with some punches in the clinch, but the Russian shrugged it off to reach the final bell ahead in a number of key stats.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
German industrial production unexpectedly rose in June, extending a run of resilient manufacturing data that suggests Europe’s largest economy has so far shrugged off the economic fallout from the war in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nakagawa has shrugged off his sceptics and said engineers must build new products that benefit from MPC.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
“He just kind of shrugged it off, like it wasn’t a huge concern for him,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
She shrugged and smiled, unable to resist my grandmother.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
It’s just a huge amount of money, and everybody’s sort of shrugging their shoulders.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Even when they’re shrugging off his sins with a smile, his old bandmates have to give him that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
For Microsoft, crossing this milestone could indicate that the stock is shrugging off AI fears.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Monroe did the exact opposite, shrugging it off in an interview, in which she said, “I was broke and I needed the money. ... I’m not ashamed of it; I’ve done nothing wrong.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
“I think it’s kind of a fun name,” Nate answered, shrugging.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
