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[shed] / ʃɛd /


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Shares in other neocloud firms like Nebius, IREN, and Applied Digital have all shed about that much if not more during the same period.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Japanese semiconductor firm Kioxia shed more than nine percent, as did Advantest, while SoftBank skidded around seven percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

It also draws flashbacks to August 2024, when Intel’s shares shed 26% in a single day after it suspended its dividend and began a massive cost-cutting program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The stock has shed nearly a quarter of its value this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The garden shed, with the bananas still on their hook, had been lifted right over the wall and dropped neatly in the middle of the bamboo grove.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

But perhaps this complex, still developing story - and the light it sheds on previous years - might mean there's a more rounded view of her in the future.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Although the discovery sheds light on a previously unexplained symptom, important questions remain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

‘You Can See Everything’ sheds light on how Billy Evans, the father of Holmes’s children, has been managing her image while she is behind bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Noah Lederman sheds light on this unique culinary trend.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake rose, the flower beds turned into muddy streams, and Hagrid’s pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

Pale skin, hair shedding or brittle nails can accompany low iron, but can also be signs of other conditions, she told BBC News.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

In early trade, South Korea's Kospi sank more than four percent at one point, with SK hynix and Samsung shedding more than three percent and one percent respectively.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Plants are ruthless in shedding those that are damaged or diseased or that they can no longer maintain, for instance during dry weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The decision comes as ICE is quietly shedding many of the 12,000 new recruits it hired last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The tulips have had their moment and are done, shedding their petals one by one, like teeth.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood


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