shook up
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Last year, the bank shook up its management, with Gonzalo Luchetti named chief financial officer to replace Mark Mason, and simplified its structure to five core businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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
City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a former Bass ally who shook up the field with her last-minute entry, polled at slightly more than 9%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
"They shook up an industry that needed shaking up. There's no doubt about that, and I will always give them credit for that," said beer writer Melissa Cole.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Besides, the way he’d looked so shook up when he saw those rocks for the first time I figure they meant more to him than they did to me anyway.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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