shaped

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Immigrants to the United States, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, were shaped by these ideas and experiences.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Resilience is shaped not only by how food moves across borders, but also by how data and decisions are managed within the system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Aga told BBC News how the symptoms have shaped her life.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Those who knew him described him as overwhelmingly positive, which shaped both his work and his relationships.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Using the pile of construction paper, markers, and tape, we began sketching screenshots of how we imagined our app would look, on cardboard cutouts shaped like cell phones.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas