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shape

[sheyp] / ʃeɪp /






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If Panama stick to the version of their 5-4-1 shape we've seen so far, there are solutions England can look for as highlighted above.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Its form is that of the catenary curve, the most perfect shape for an arch, and the only one that requires no buttressing from the side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

The optimal tariff is the top of an inverted-U curve of options, similar in shape to the Laffer curve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

It was really starting to take shape in his brain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

We had run long in a day—a hundred and fifty miles—with an adult team in good shape.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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