shook up
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They shook up the format for the second, focusing on homicides, but have returned to a missing persons case.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“It’s a little bit semantic sometimes, like I know some people consider Ridgecrest a doublet, and some people don’t,” Lozos said, referring to the 2019 earthquake sequence that shook up L.A. from the Mojave Desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Startup DeepSeek started life in 2023 as a side project of a data-driven hedge fund, but shook up the global AI scene with its "R1" model in January 2025.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
“Marty Supreme” star Chalamet seemed to be the strong favorite early on, but wins by other actors shook up the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
I was so shook up, I dropped the halter rope.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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