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[shed] / ʃɛd /


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She weighed 240 pounds when she started taking the drug in March 2023, and she rapidly started to shed pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The origins of Smart Play shed some light on Lego’s chip move.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

SpaceX’s market capitalization has shed more than $800 billion from the high it reached on July 16, putting its valuation at less than $1.8 trillion.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

As studios and TV networks have shed jobs over the years, more entertainment workers are applying their expertise at major YouTube creator-led businesses, which have continued to grow their audiences.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

There was nothing to sit upon in the shed but upended dough buckets, but they sufficed.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

“In our view, this sheds some light on the group’s inflow target of A$18 billion-A$20 billion for FY27,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Around 100 firefighters have been called to a fire affecting a house, gardens, sheds and a railway embankment in Walthamstow, east London.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The study also sheds light on how these natural drug-producing systems evolved.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

"If we want something done, we have to agree that part of the fee will be put to that purpose, like the repainting of the sheds."

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

With most of the slaves working the mines, and only a few toiling inside the ramshackle refining sheds, the giant yard was almost deserted.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Argentina's players joined Messi in shedding tears after the final whistle, though even that ended in an undignified scrum between players and officials from either side.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

There is some evidence that Netflix is shedding subscribers, or at least getting on their nerves.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Brown said he was initially diagnosed with “bad food poisoning” but after multiple visits to urgent care and shedding 20 pounds, the health care team conducted a diagnostic fecal test and discovered Brown had cyclosporiasis.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Seoul again suffered heavy selling, with SK hynix shedding more than three percent, the day after a 15 percent collapse.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

We spent the morning talking and looking at examples of trees gored by shedding antlers and branches snapped by lumbering bodies.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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