shapes

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This confusion shapes how we imagine time in fiction and pop science.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“He achieved these organic shapes, which are very characteristic of his architecture, but using very strict rules,” said Mauricio Cortés, an architect who has been working on completing the church for the past two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

When guitarist Khn de Poitrine and drummer Klek de Poitrine perform live, they make triangle shapes with their hands and screech unintelligibly.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

“Language shapes who you are, how you see the world,” Moafi says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Nowadays, of course, people are accustomed to paintings of sheep that look nothing like actual sheep, but simply content themselves with being paintings, full of color and lines and interesting shapes.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood