shed
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To paraphrase stylist Bailey Rose Quiñones, they’re ready to shed old selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Within about 10 days the S&P 500 had shed nearly 14% as stocks swooned following the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement at the start of April.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Shares of Moore shed over 30% this week after its first major lock-up expiration on Monday, bringing their year-to-date loss to 40%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
They also shed light on the tomb owner’s position in the Ramesside hierarchy, and on the other family members buried here – plus, potentially, later reusers of the tomb.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The shed wasn’t safe, but where else could she go?
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
I am told the last contract the prison got was for garden sheds.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It also agreed to give homeowners extra time to comply with more onerous requirements, such as upgrading or replacing wooden fences and sheds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Among the worst performers on Japan’s benchmark index, Screen Holdings drops 2.9%, Lasertec falls 2.8%, and Nippon Building Fund sheds 2.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Takaichi has also accelerated a beefing up of Japan's military capabilities as its sheds its strict pacifist stance in place since the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Those sheds looked to Paul and Rex just like the lean-tos made back home by our own Navajo people.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
I don’t think I’ve ever read the final act without shedding tears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Jefferies analyst Randal Konik said in a note ahead of the release that along with shedding “disjointed” color schemes and logo-heavy designs, Lululemon also needed to fix its company culture.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The manufacturing sector was a laggard, shedding 17,000 jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nuuk and Copenhagen are also shedding light on several other painful chapters from the past, including children adopted without parental consent or torn from their families.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Glerk came lumbering out of the swamp, the dark waters shedding in great beads from the oily sheen of his darker skin.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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