shear
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To him it was a sin not to shear the sheep.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Its work, largely paid for with federal funds, has allowed for major improvements in the prediction of extreme weather events and a reduction in the number of air accidents caused by severe wind shear.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
This can drive powerful thunderstorms overhead which can in turn lead to increased vertical wind shear in the Caribbean and Atlantic - meaning strong winds high in the atmosphere can tear storms apart.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“You can shear a sheep for life, but you can only slaughter it once” goes an old saying that sportsbooks seem to have heeded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
In two years he had learned everything about shepherding: he knew how to shear sheep, how to care for pregnant ewes, and how to protect the sheep from wolves.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
While Ernest Wright is proud of its long history, its the latest manufacturing technology that has helped it create a niche in the market for scissors and shears.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I found the most beautiful, and still-sharp, Japanese sewing shears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
That means buying fresh lobsters from your local market, boiling them and using kitchen shears to slice their shells from head to tail.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
In the salvage yard Monday morning, workers disassembled the metal trusses by attacking them with propane torches and a pair of giant shears that sliced them into more manageable pieces.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Two days later, Francie received a reply on an exciting letterhead: a pair of shears lying on a folded newspaper with a pot of paste nearby.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
As of Monday, the closure had sheared 16 million barrels from daily oil supplies, according to JPMorgan Chase analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
And so the men counted to three and they pushed, and Plymouth Rock sheared in half.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024
That building still stood, but the walls on the second floor were sheared off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
Ms Rojas said the forces on the front platform of the sub sheared the clamp and the dome vacuum broke.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
He had already imagined the scene many times; every time, the girl became fascinated when he explained that the sheep had to be sheared from back to front.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
However, the sale means the group is shorn of its most profitable division, raising the danger that it falls short of its revenue growth forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Sherwood also steered Villa away from the drop but, shorn of influential stars Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph in the summer, was sacked after six successive defeats left them bottom in October.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Viollet-le-Duc’s conception of Gothic architecture, shorn of religious, sentimental and romantic associations, was radically modern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Power lines were down and trees were shorn of all leaves.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Mom kept us shorn pretty tight, and Styx had edges so sharp they could cut like razors.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
A backlight sufficient to be useful would disturb the laminar flow of air rushing across the rear decklid, increasing shearing turbulence and drag at the back of the car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
The shearing season for Scotland's 6.5m sheep lasts about three months from May until August.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
"They've lost their livelihoods, they've lost their shearing sheds, livestock, just absolutely devastating," he told national broadcaster ABC.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
To that end, the dire wolf was bigger than the grey wolves that existed at the same time, with large, shearing teeth carrying an extremely strong bite force.
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
The next day being the day the woolly black-faced sheep were washed before shearing, Alyce and Edward ate their bread-and-beer breakfast down by the river to watch the great event.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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