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shun

[shuhn] / ʃʌn /


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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

Rather than shun the growing underground of youthful hackers, he had been attending meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club, where young Altair and Commodore users met to trade their tiny software programs and swap lore.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

The companies and AI experts argue it makes little sense to shun existing AI models and attempt to build everything from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

“I wonder. You may shun me if you know the truth.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Rubio, on his first-ever visit to India, flew to Agra and spent 45 minutes at the Taj Mahal with his wife Jeanette, who usually shuns the spotlight.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

Scott follows an almost entirely vegan diet, shuns processed foods, and prefers to fast in the mornings.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

Anderson mostly shuns campaigning, preferring the work to speak for itself.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2026

Its executives say it only does deals in jurisdictions such as the U.S. and Bermuda and that it shuns places like the Cayman Islands.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

“He seeks revenge, and yet he shuns it.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

But one aspect of a fair justice system is for wrongdoers to face proportionate consequences—not to be shunned forever, but to be expected to own up, make amends, and, sometimes, pay a penalty.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Shares of European semiconductor companies were following their Asian peers in green territory, a day after investors shunned stocks linked to artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

There is some concern that REITs, known for their relatively high dividend yields, will be shunned by some income-seeking investors, given worries that stubborn inflation will lead to higher interest rates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Austerity was a choice, for there were always those who shunned the plenty of the post-mortal world.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Consumers are shunning mid-sized formats, opting for either large value packs or smaller portions, Nestle executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Some investors are shunning private-credit funds, but billions of dollars are still flowing into funds with a big software exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

All of these would normally be reasons to seek out safety in bonds, rather than shunning them.

From MarketWatch Mar. 17, 2026

But at the moment investors look to be shunning most companies with AI exposure, from software to semiconductors.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

At first I neither noticed nor much cared that the shunning continued.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli




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