shape

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When we trust systems we can’t see into, we lose the capacity to recognize—let alone resist—how they’ve been built to shape our behavior.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Local conditions shape how warming is experienced, which means policies and adaptation strategies must be tailored to specific areas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

"But physics doesn't change. The teardrop shape is very efficient from the aerodynamics perspective," said Hu.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“The big difference between the K shape and the E shape is the health of the middle class,” Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

I hardly had time to marvel at it before the barber began to shape the bob, his scissors going snip, snip, snip.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu