shaped
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Rodri's game was shaped by an education system that treats football intelligence as something to be taught and moulded.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The accommodations quietly shaped a visit that lasted barely two days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He said salted porridge had shaped his life, thanks to his Scottish granny and his Dad, who was born on the Isle of Jura and raised in Greenock.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
A former editor at New Scientist, Mr. Bond explores the many ways in which animals have shaped human psychology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Do you happen to know if there’s a rock in the middle of the ocean somewhere around here that is shaped like an elephant?”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
