shunt
Example Sentences
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Funders shunt capital from around the world into U.S. lawsuits, taking a cut of any recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Born 24 weeks premature, she has cerebral palsy, a partial visual impairment and a shunt.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
She is currently living on $1,206 a month in and out of her van with a failing shunt in her head, which doctors implanted to treat her cyst.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
The bouncer is intimidating, the attendants shunt customers to digital kiosks, and there are no attractive, informative displays for browsing.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2025
Writers need to look in both directions, and shunt phrases around to keep them from dangerous liaisons with an inappropriate next-door neighbor.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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