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shuffle

[shuhf-uhl] / ˈʃʌf əl /




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“He’s done so many intangible things that I think get lost in the shuffle of numbers and metrics,” Prior said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

And while Canada has sometimes got lost in the shuffle in the massive tournament, Kristick said "every Canadian knows Canada is hosting it, and I think there's been a great deal of national pride".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

There was no loud techno music or gimmickry, only the constant shuffle of people looking for a business opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

When “Swinging Party,” by the Replacements, came on my shuffle for the millionth time, I knew I had to do something different.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2026

She was watching the leatherback shuffle up the beach again in its usual dawn ritual.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Heineken’s move is the latest of CEO shuffles in the food and beverage industries.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

This process shuffles existing genetic material into new combinations, which can help restore functional diversity as populations expand.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2026

As the group shuffles toward catastrophe, Verbinski intercuts their mission with flashbacks to their civilian lives.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2026

Iron-straight defence, dabs to third man and shuffles off the hips.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2025

Isobel piles the cards and shuffles them back into the deck.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Jason Beaman, a Navy and Army vet, was shuffled among therapists who later left until he finally had enough.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The company has also shuffled its lower ranks over that time.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

One former No 10 staffer recalls arriving early in the morning, being "shuffled through weird corridors, taken into a room, choosing logins and signing our lives away".

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

In his 20 years running JPMorgan, Dimon has regularly shuffled his top leadership ranks with an eye toward grooming a replacement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

I shuffled my feet and glanced at Red.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

To accommodate his bat, the team is shuffling three of its infielders, allowing him to stay at second.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Those supports are a vital part of a long-term-care plan, and could do more to help stretch funds than any shuffling around of index funds or tax strategizing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

If Tuchel does know his best team, he is hiding it well – and the amount of shuffling on the flanks and in defence suggests he does not.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

“Charizard and Pikachu, they’re kind of bubbly and kind of lighthearted,” he said while shuffling through Pokémon cards and other themed paraphernalia.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

He squalled and here he came shuffling along the ground with his big mouth open and grunting.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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