shed
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Since the beginning of the week, the shares have shed 9%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The signals could shed light on a puzzling group of objects known as XYZ states.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Put it all together, and new light gets shed on the federal debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni previously said she was confident Swiss authorities would "shed full light on what happened and find anyone responsible".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Well, he ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed, is he?” she observed.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
This time, with the drive of a born iconoclast, Ford sheds plot even further — save the loose construct of three besties in search of their absent fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Takaichi has also accelerated a beefing up of Japan's military capabilities as its sheds its strict pacifist stance in place since the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
As this happens, it sheds its outer layers into space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Zaia, who is French-Algerian, lets out a 'zaghrouta' - a celebratory trilling sound that is traditional in north Africa - sheds tears of joy and has an out-of-body experience in a reaction that goes viral.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Their skin is like leather, and when it sheds it leaves a glittery dust behind.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The stock was shedding 13% in recent morning trading toward a three-month low and was on track for its biggest one-day selloff since it sank 22.6% on April 3, 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Nuuk and Copenhagen are also shedding light on several other painful chapters from the past, including children adopted without parental consent or torn from their families.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
McCabe believes the piecemeal shedding of jobs has not attracted the same political attention as other high-profile closures.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
During a repeating partial TDE, the star's surviving core remains in orbit and returns for additional close encounters, shedding more material each time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Everyone, meanwhile, appears to be blending into a classless crowd, shedding the showiest kinds of high-status clothes in favor of a jeans-and-sweatsuit informality.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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