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Definition of shrug

as in wave

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Noun

So the investors, led by Hackman Capital Partners, Blackstone and Bain Capital, piled in to buy studio space, betting that the streaming boom and Wall Street’s collective shrug at profits would keep facilities humming. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Oeffling is not new to music, but his artistic career is one that’s developed with more of a shrug than fastidious dedication. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Press vendors on recourse specifically; serious teams are building escrow, smart-contract refunds and reputation penalties on top of these rails, and the ones who shrug at the question are telling you something. — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Wall Street investors appeared to shrug at the iPhone Duo announcement, which was widely expected ahead of Wednesday’s event. — David Ingram, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shrug

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Noun

Suspicions of state corruption in infrastructure projects two years ago set off a wave of street protests after a collapsed canopy at a train station in Serbia's north killed 16 people after a renovation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
In December 2004 such a wave swept over Earth, causing some havoc.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of wave

Verb

This pick, for example, adds a pop of color to contrast the black jeans and booties, while the purple hue nods to current trends without being too obvious.

— India Roby, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2026
The crowd, which appeared to lean heavy on 30-to-50-somethings, nodded in approval.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of nod

Verb

Shapiro told Semafor that he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government — not a parade of progressive bills, as Democrats in some swing states have done after winning the legislature.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
In his ruling rejecting the DOJ’s lawsuit, Carter said the federal government had the right to investigate instances of criminal voting but not to tell California how to run its elections.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of tell

Verb

The agreement between Walter and Kushner, which still needs to be signed, will need to be reviewed by the NBA.

— Broderick Turner Follow, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
On Thursday, the Louvre in Paris signed an agreement with unions who had threatened to strike for months, reports Le Figaro and AFP.

— Devorah Lauter for ARTNews, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of sign

Verb

The researchers point out that the mat was dominated by compounds derived from photosynthetic pigments, while the extract’s porphyrins were overwhelmingly heme-related.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Flagstaff police said that a second man, whose identity hasn’t been released, also was found dead Monday in a drainage area, and that the death appeared to be weather-related, pending an official determination of cause and manner of death.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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