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shed

[shed] / ʃɛd /


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That work found that ancient southern Africans carried genetic variation outside the range seen in living people and identified Homo sapiens specific variants that may shed light on adaptation and evolution within Africa.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Roseman didn’t have any light to shed on the matter Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The company logged lower revenue for the first quarter as it shed subscribers across both its internet and video businesses, though it managed to add 368,000 mobile subscribers during the period.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Freidenberg’s diaries reveal aspects of Soviet life that no one else dared to record, and shed light on the political system that, after Hannah Arendt, we have come to call totalitarian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Before long, the sun won the battle against the autumn chill, and Clare shed his heavy cloak.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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