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movements

noun

plural of movement

as in moves

the act or an instance of changing position a sudden movement in the far corner of the room made her turn in that direction

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as in campaigns

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal a movement for political reform in the city

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Recent Examples of movements The Pacific Street entrance would allow full turning movements, while the Midas Avenue entrance would be limited to right turns in and out. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The uneven nature seen by ALMA is likely the result of massive convective movements in the star, hot plasma rising through the star and generating shockwaves that erupt in the star's atmosphere, creating bright and hot regions. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Still other ways to generate random numbers involve relying on movements in fish tanks or of cloud recordings. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 Yet the history of the Tricontinental had much deeper roots in Black political movements in the Americas. — Anne Garland Mahler, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 The crowd points their phones at the pair, who are alternating between short dances, rhythmic movements, and striking poses. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 The outbreak is unfolding in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable, with rebel threats and intense population movements. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 But puppets begin as part of that material world — wood, leather and paper — and are brought to life through humans’ movements. — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 Complicating the effort, there is no reliable system for registering mine workers and tracking their movements, Kansime said. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Cieloween explained that the moves shown by participants vary widely.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Teams can’t do that without outbound moves, and SKC’s roster didn’t have many players with value coming into 2026; the team has signed 17 new players this year.

— Tom Bogert, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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Social media, microtrends, ad campaigns and the rise of secondhand shopping are all factors that can test a brand’s strength.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
The new measure comes as Moscow and Kyiv ramp up their air campaigns, with Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory sparking fuel shortages and bringing the war closer to home for ordinary Russians.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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Smith added that the trial occurred right around the time a new rule regarding peremptory challenges — motions by either side that exclude a juror — went into effect, making several reasons given by prosecutors to challenge a juror invalid.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Dallas uses motions and shifts in both the run and the pass game; their rushing attack features powerful gap concepts but also layered, stretching zone runs.

— Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of motions

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This includes inventory accuracy, reporting and KPI visibility, carrier performance, order status, labor capacity, fulfillment bottlenecks, returns volume and demand shifts.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Even if some of the dialogue was similar, the emotional conversations were very different, and playing with those tonal shifts was a lot of fun.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shifts

Noun

Penchansky has been a top player in the field since its earliest stirrings in 2010.

— William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Still, for all the familiarity and the sturdy nature of the advance, some macro shifts and internal stirrings are worthy of some attention, especially as global tech stocks face a bit of a shakeout overnight Tuesday .

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 June 2026

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