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shook up

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  1. see all shook up.

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He shook up the movie business in much the same way by eschewing traditional long and broad theatrical releases, which weren’t consumer-friendly in his view.

From The Wall Street Journal

But nine-year-old Oscar was not at all shook up and performed with the rest of the children.

From BBC

"She was upset and shook up," Passmoor told his media conference on Friday.

From BBC

The hedge fund reports to a board that includes partners of Sequoia Capital, which recently shook up its own leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal

Novo Nordisk replaced its chief executive and shook up its board this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

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