shun
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You don't need to shun your favourite coffee either just because it's hot - although too much caffeine can make the body produce more urine, and leave you dehydrated.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The universe, it’s all mathematics and science, and I shouldn’t shun the science of music just because I think the inspiration is all it should be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Nor should it shun folks from the baking community.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
The other is strong U.S. economic growth, which encourages investors to bet on riskier SpaceX-like stocks and shun safe assets such as Treasuries.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
There was a computer interface there, which Citra used for her studies—because unlike Faraday, Scythe Curie did not shun the digital when it came to learning.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
"A palace not fit for a King," continues the Daily Express, as King Charles "shuns" Buckingham Palace "despite £369m refurbishment".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
She shuns luxury, is known for wearing simple white cotton sarees and flip-flops, and is called simply Didi, or older sister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Scott follows an almost entirely vegan diet, shuns processed foods, and prefers to fast in the mornings.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Kouki said he likes using his phone to watch Japanese baseball highlights, but the family now shuns screens during mealtimes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
“He shuns the company of all and will see no one,” Horatio said, giving me a regretful look.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Through it all, Walter mostly has shunned attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Vote counting was under way early Friday after an unusual English by-election shunned by mainstream parties, pitting influential hard-right leader Nigel Farage against Count Binface, a man with a rubbish bin on his head.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
That ascendance has ratcheted up pressure on corporate leaders to take meetings with a party that many of them previously shunned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But the sell-out event, which cost £44 a ticket, shunned the long-standing belief that red wine is only properly served when at room temperature.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
That was the first time I ever shunned her for a whole night.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
Brazil's finance minister is shunning the gathering amid tensions with the Trump administration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Traditionally, he says, men "almost need a bit of a scare" to start trying to shed the pounds, seeing it as something private and shunning the more social approach some women prefer, like slimming clubs.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Plus, a focus on sperm health, the workers shunning AI and making golf a family affair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
And Sass isn’t even completely shunning the Magnificent Seven.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
I thought I had truly suffered from the spillover of Stargirl’s shunning, but that was nothing now that the full torrent was turned on me.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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