Definitions
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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of budge.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The dogs, indeed, would caper about, and bark round the opposing parties in a way that was at least inspiriting; but my Sandy Tom brandished his tail and took flying leaps upon no principle whatever; and as to Fatima's tortoise, it never budged from the beginning of the conflict to the end.
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But once Mrs. O’Connor slips on that black robe, she cannot be budged from the bench.
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And workers 'wages barely budged, meaning consumers will probably stay somewhat cautious in the months ahead.
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For Cowen, the central economic reality of the past three decades is that median household incomes have barely budged, even after adjusting for inflation and other factors.
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By contrast, the NFIB index has barely budged off its lows, suggesting that the small-business sector is holding the economy back.
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Outside food and gas purchases, prices for finished goods barely budged last year.
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But bankers and analysts note that yields on five-year and 10-year Treasury notes, the interest-rate benchmarks for most corporate and emerging market bonds, have barely budged.
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Even the euro's recent plunge, a move that in the past would have prompted investors to buy the yen as an alternative, has barely budged the currency.
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The euro, despite marked weakness versus the dollar and pound in recent days, hasn't budged against the Swiss franc.
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Gold also barely budged last week, declining $5.60 per troy ounce to $1415.90.
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