: a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward
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Verb
Their horses refused to budge.
The door was stuck, and we couldn't even get it to budge.
Could you try opening this jar for me? I can't budge the lid.
We tried to change her mind, but we couldn't budge her.
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Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
The push by the outgoing Biden administration to convince Americans to buy more battery electric vehicles is likely to slow down to barely a budge when Donald Trump returns to the White House in January.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This thong is seamless, doesn’t hike up your cheeks to the point of discomfort, and has a rep for lasting through several wash cycles without budging.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2024
Sophie Kiderlin,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Nike hasn’t seen its emissions budge in the past decade, despite promises to sharply reduce them.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2024
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Noun
And yet one thing never budges: they've been undocumented for over three decades.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
The push by the outgoing Biden administration to convince Americans to buy more battery electric vehicles is likely to slow down to barely a budge when Donald Trump returns to the White House in January.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
But Bregman reportedly wants $200 million this winter and the Astros weren't budging from around $150 million.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This thong is seamless, doesn’t hike up your cheeks to the point of discomfort, and has a rep for lasting through several wash cycles without budging.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The works council and union have repeatedly warned of further escalation of strikes should Volkswagen's management not budge in negotiations.
—Sophie Kiderlin,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Nike hasn’t seen its emissions budge in the past decade, despite promises to sharply reduce them.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Budge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budge. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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