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shunned

[shuhnd] / ʃʌnd /






ADJECTIVE
ostracized
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Venture-capital firms based in China are raising U.S. dollar-denominated funds to deploy in AI investments, and U.S. endowments that shunned China for years are weighing a return, according to fund managers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carrington, long shunned by the mainstream, is having a moment, as is clear from her well-received exhibition in Milan and the small presentation of her output at Gallery Wendi Norris’s booth.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The only thing that gets you shunned in New York society is poverty."

From BBC

According to people who knew Doyle, he shunned drugs and alcohol, was heavily into running and cycling and was well-liked by his neighbours - stopping for chats as he walked his dog around the estate.

From BBC

Critics have shunned the contracts for blurring the line between investing and gambling.

From The Wall Street Journal