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Rocked by an avalanche of growth-sapping shocks, countries around the world are tearing up savings plans and rolling out large fiscal stimulus packages financed by bumper budget deficits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The band, which originated in Sheffield, are best known for hits like Animal, Pour Some Sugar On Me and Let's Get Rocked.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Rocked by the departure of Lionel Messi from its struggling men’s team, its ballooning debt, and a scandal-ridden turnover in its presidency, Barcelona needed its women’s team to uphold its championship tradition.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022

Rocked by Twombly: “This was us, and this was New York, and this was where it was at.”

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2021

Rocked him with one hand, gently, while she waved good-bye to Mama, and kept rocking long after her mother rounded the corner and disappeared into the ferny forest growth.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich