shun

You don't need to shun your favourite coffee either just because it's hot - although too much caffeine can make the body produce more urine, and leave you dehydrated.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Two decades later, he says, bats continue to shun the cave, likely “a result of horror stories and dire warnings” that the storm’s few survivors have passed along to others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Nor should it shun folks from the baking community.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

The other is strong U.S. economic growth, which encourages investors to bet on riskier SpaceX-like stocks and shun safe assets such as Treasuries.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Never one to shun free publicity, Bloom accepted instantly and traveled to the club with a dozen of his dancers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Scott follows an almost entirely vegan diet, shuns processed foods, and prefers to fast in the mornings.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Kouki said he likes using his phone to watch Japanese baseball highlights, but the family now shuns screens during mealtimes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

Its executives say it only does deals in jurisdictions such as the U.S. and Bermuda and that it shuns places like the Cayman Islands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

However much the shocking destruction of neighborhoods, of favorite haunts and of classic L.A. architecture reminds us to cherish history, L.A. remains a city that cavalierly shuns history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

“He seeks revenge, and yet he shuns it.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Vote counting was under way early Friday after an unusual English by-election shunned by mainstream parties, pitting influential hard-right leader Nigel Farage against Count Binface, a man with a rubbish bin on his head.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Big banks are on the hunt to grow their loan books and are turning back to an area they had shunned not that long ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

"I probably would have had a little bit more time in between to recover, I pretty much shunned the back-to-back because we need to go back to work," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Soon it will be time for me to sing. After that, I’ll either be surrounded by worshiping music lovers or be shunned by all.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Buyers are also largely shunning markets in the Sun Belt, which has led to price cuts across many metro areas, particularly in Florida and Texas.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Others accused them of romanticising self isolation and encouraging an "air of cosy defeatism" by shunning social connections.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

I remember thinking her diatribe about the injustice of Hester Prynne’s shunning would segue into the cruelties Charles faced with the goal of inspiring someone to defy the blacklist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

And Sass isn’t even completely shunning the Magnificent Seven.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

School continued to be a minefield, with kids shunning and mocking me, and I dreaded going there every day.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana