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the universe's only verb that refuses to take no for an answer
means A change in position, posture, or state — the act of moving, whether of a body, a crowd, a cause, or a clock's inner gears.
from From Old French 'movement,' built on Latin 'movere,' to move — the same root that powers 'motion,' 'motor,' 'emotion,' and even 'mob' (literally 'the movable crowd'). The political sense (a 'movement' of people toward a goal) and the musical one (a 'movement' within a symphony) both bloomed later, each borrowing the idea that something is going somewhere.
- definition
- distance plus the audacity to keep going
- first move
- single cells wiggled before brains existed
- earth speed
- you orbit the sun at 67,000 mph sitting still
- bowels too
- doctors call digestion a movement for a reason
- revolutions
- every protest is just synchronized refusal to stay put
civil rights movement — led by martin luther king jr., peaked 1950s-1960s in united states
me too movement — started 2017 against sexual harassment and assault across industries worldwide
labor movement — workers organizing for rights since 1800s, includes unions like uaw and aflcio
environmental movement — greenpeace founded 1971, earth day 1970, driving climate action globally