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I shakily followed Hanson up a canyon as he worked his way through openings he said were likely blazed by foraging bears, then over a fallen tree trunk that crumbled under my steps.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Reacting to news of Mr Rubenstein's death, the Memorial human rights organisation described Mr Rubinstein as "shakily poetic, astute and ironic".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2024

Behind the tomb stands a discordant mailbox, painted over in black, on which is shakily written in chalk, donations removed daily.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2022

The company goes on after he dies in 2009, though shakily.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2022

“Well, thanks again, Jimmy,” Milla says, and she walks shakily to the kitchen.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak