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shrugged

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past tense of shrug

as in nodded

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As DeLonge nodded his head and got emotional, the on-air broadcast team set the scene for viewers at home.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
Deisseroth nodded to the community of scientists who worked with him and his co-laureates to make their advances possible.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

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Madonna apparently didn’t need to spend much time getting acquainted with the place.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
The bonus was getting Pitre, whom the Mets acquired from Tampa Bay at the deadline, a chance to get slightly acquainted with Citi Field.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.

— JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Rahadian says he was drawn to a story of motherhood told through children whose mother was missing from their lives, set in a moment when a person’s citizenship could be taken away suddenly, by force and without warning.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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And just a few weeks after Trump signed a bill into law, sponsored by the late US Senator Lindsey Graham, allowing for punishing sanctions to be imposed on any country that bought Russian oil, Washington has now become a customer itself.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Anthropic threw its support behind both bills in August, and OpenAI formally endorsed them last month, the same day Newsom signed them into law.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

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The University of Arizona has suspended activities at its fraternities following persistent reports of misconduct, including assault, hazing and drug and alcohol-related behavior, a university official said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
One study found that, while just under half of hiring managers looked for AI and related tech skills, nearly three quarters (73%) prized critical thinking/problem-solving, and 65% looked for adaptability/learning agility.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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