shun
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“This is kind of normal operating procedure. When people get very heady, there’s a speculative tone to the markets. People forget about dividends,” and shun them in the belief they can’t grow, he said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026
Boxing Day sales have seen a muted start as shoppers continued to shun bricks-and-mortar stores in favour of online.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
Unless your mom’s budget-conscious philosophy of making everything from scratch led her to shun most pre-fab meals, as mine did.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025
Food companies for decades have worked to use more-natural ingredients as shoppers shun artificial versions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
“You’ll find that nothing in them demands that scythes shun the creature comforts that make life worth living. That bleak interpretation by old-guard scythes is a relic from another time.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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