shook up
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This summer, an American woman shook up one of the oldest of England’s old boys sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The producers delighted in bending and breaking rules of the sci-fi genre throughout the series, but they also shook up one of the most conventional elements of any TV show: the opening title sequence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Launched in 2016, Jio shook up India's telecom sector with low-cost mobile data plans, soon racking up millions of users.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
I was so shook up, I dropped the halter rope.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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