move to
idiom
1
: to cause (someone) to feel (an emotion and especially sadness or sympathy)
He's not easily moved to anger.
2
: to cause (someone) to act or think in a specified way
The report moved me to change my mind.
His arguments moved them to reconsider the plan.
I felt moved to speak.
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Castro arranges for the family to move to Switzerland and provides them with new passports.
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Both currently have 12-megapixel resolution sensors but Pu claims the front-facing camera will move to 24 megapixels, while the telephoto will gain a 48-megapixel sensor.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The status of the other properties was not immediately clear, however, local and state politicians, including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, have expressed concerns that Stellantis could move to shutter the former headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
—Michael Wayland,robert Ferris, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Steel repairs would then move to the left side of the bridge.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 6 Oct. 2024
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Both currently have 12-megapixel resolution sensors but Pu claims the front-facing camera will move to 24 megapixels, while the telephoto will gain a 48-megapixel sensor.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The status of the other properties was not immediately clear, however, local and state politicians, including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, have expressed concerns that Stellantis could move to shutter the former headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
—Michael Wayland,robert Ferris, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Steel repairs would then move to the left side of the bridge.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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