shake out 1 of 2

as in to prove
to come to be after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out

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Shoot for about 14 grams per every 1,000 calories, which generally shakes out to about 25 to 38 grams of fiber each day. Caroline Tien, SELF, 26 Sep. 2024 Other Fed watchers, like Forbes contributor Erik Sherman, have expressed concerns that even though this change in policy was expected, recalibrating now may be difficult as prices and employment are still shaking out. Jeffrey Marcus, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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Even as travel gets back to normal, the shakeout for Delta could be intense in the weeks ahead. Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024 This is the stuff that jarring market shakeouts are made of. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for shake out 

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