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movements

noun

plural of movement

as in moves

the act or an instance of changing position a sudden movement in the far corner of the room made her turn in that direction

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as in campaigns

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal a movement for political reform in the city

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Recent Examples of movements Two months of virtual-production exploration before filming also allowed Fraser and the directors to test lighting, camera movements and the scale of spacecraft interiors. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 Participants’ movements, facial expressions and vocal reactions (along with a little interpretation from accompanying parents) suggested a clear winner. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Skillful organizers who belonged to the Communist Party incited mass movements during the 1930s and World War II. — Michael Kazin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 These responsive movements, called tropisms, are crucial for plants’ survival. — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2026 Navigation aside, the mechanism also gives engineers a way to produce powerful movements without fitting a larger motor. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 These traps kill rats, but also gather information about movements and population sizes, according to the health district. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026 For the most part, her sweeping narrative alternates in four movements between John, born into a musical family in Dublin, and Adelaide, who was orphaned soon after her birth in Pondicherry, French India, and brought up by her imperious grandmother. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 Under the White House pool system, the networks -- ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC -- rotate responsibilities for gathering and distributing footage of the president's daily movements. — Miriam Waldvogel, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

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One of Lula’s first moves after taking office in January 2023 for a third, non-consecutive term was to revive the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon, known by its Portuguese acronym, PPCDAm.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
On Friday, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh offered no hints about potential interest rate policy moves while attending a meeting of financial leaders in Bangkok.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

Noun

Trump never lost Alaska, Ohio, Texas, or Kansas in any of his presidential campaigns.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
In her new role, Jenner will continue overseeing Fwrd’s digital creative direction, including designer selections, monthly trend edits and major marketing campaigns.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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After using a suite of telescopes to estimate their masses — using the motions of their stars as a proxy — the researchers found that all three have little dark matter.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Someone who has just been arrested for driving under the influence isn’t thinking about statutes, motions and legal procedure.

— Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of motions

Noun

His method is often to approach cultural or political phenomena, progressive or reactionary, with a mix of Gen X irony and sincere moralism which, by degrees, subtly shifts the frame of the discourse to the right.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Amid a nationwide nursing shortage, the hospitals are paying overtime to nurses in order to fill shifts, officials said.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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