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Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
And what if a housing provider shrugs at the recommendation by the algorithm and makes a different choice?
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
But baseball shrugged and Rose’s banishment from the game stood.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
My mom’s thorny shrug to my question told me there was no use asking why.
—Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
And what if a housing provider shrugs at the recommendation by the algorithm and makes a different choice?
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
Other insiders have sold off their holdings, but investors have shrugged that off.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
But baseball shrugged and Rose’s banishment from the game stood.
—Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrug. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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