as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the old bus joggled as it barreled down the dirt road
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) after a signing ceremony following their bilateral talks at Kumsusan state residence in Pyongyang, on June 19, 2024.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025 -
The ban, now on emergency pause by Burroughs, already has shaken some of the world’s brightest thinkers at a school often heralded as a premier global hub of higher learning.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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There was no consensus on who threw the first punch at the Arlington water park at closing time on a June evening in 2021.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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The 13-year-old threw the first punch, according to the police report that relied on security camera footage and witness accounts.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Earthquakes cause the ground to move in unpredictable ways, sometimes sharply jerking, other times swaying like a ship in rough seas.—
Maya Wei-Haas,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Confused Lochlan, who thoughtfully jerked off his older brother so that Saxon wouldn’t feel left out.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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One easy hack is opting for a low-maintenance hair color.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
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Brown reported the three malicious Instagram and TikTok hack checkers that Socket discovered to the Python Package Index security team, and they have now been removed.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Trump’s early-morning social-media missive caused markets to shudder.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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One shudders to think how Ross, whom Grant divorced in 1929, and who died in 1951, would have reacted to so echoing a lack.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Ultimately, on-device chips [often associated with edge computing, or processors built into devices like smartphones, home appliances, etc] are becoming powerful enough to run AI models and can ensure data privacy.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Goldman Sachs, in a 2024 report, estimated that companies would invest $1 trillion in AI infrastructure — including data centers, chips and the power grid — in the coming years.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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With an electropop base, an irresistible electric bass groove and enveloping harmonies, the song vibrates between what was and what will no longer be.—
Luisa Calle,
Billboard,
23 May 2025
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The soundtrack is a buffet of rapturous period jazz, some of it silky, some of it vibrating with skittery energy, much like Martial Solal’s score for Breathless itself.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 May 2025
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The Golden State Valkyries finally found their groove.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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The item has a surface decorated with transverse grooves.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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“Joggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joggle. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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