shape
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On a day when other trackers said I was in “peak” shape or “primed” for training, it flagged “major signs” of strain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The destruction in Koreatown and the experience of watching Korean American business owners struggle in its aftermath helped shape her later work in community advocacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
In good shape and with fair hair, Franck told Julie he was an architect who had come to the UK from his native France three years earlier.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
More recently, another bearish island reversal has taken shape, triggered by a 4% gap down on June 2, just days after a 2.3% gap higher.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
When Danny looked up, two shadows had taken the full shape of people.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing shape
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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