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shape

[sheyp] / ʃeɪp /






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A giant clay sculpture of Pope Leo XIV's head takes shape in a workshop in Peru's capital, as the Andean nation prepares for the pontiff's visit in November.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Still, the competition for supremacy will continue to shape the AI ecosystem for the rest of the world, experts told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

The bow shock's size and shape suggest that RXJ0528+2838 has been producing a powerful outflow for at least 1000 years.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

“And then it would be, like, whatever they’ve come up with, ‘how can I shape it?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

A sharp breeze curled around them, raising the petals completely off his skin and taking the shape of a cyclone.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Grief can present itself in many shapes: a treasured photograph, a love song, a giant black crow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Language shapes how we see ourselves," says Shari Klein, one of the founders of the Schaamteloos campaign, which targets words that use "schaam" or "shame".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Following the show — billowing shapes, punk-y hair sculptures, all classically Collina — we walked into a whimsical picnic complete with a margarita fountain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

When laser light was directed at the structures, the resulting diffraction patterns formed distinctive pinwheel-like shapes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The walls were lined with shelves and crammed with jars of all shapes and colors, gathered from Deadwood Dump and filled with dried fungi.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Some are placed on a sculpture resembling the Rub el Hizb, an Islamic star shaped like an octagram.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The 16-person seminar will examine the “complexity and the inevitable conflict and contestation that result” from colleges’ multipronged missions, shaped by stakeholders with many needs and interests, the syllabus said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

And in this book, the title that seems really to have shaped his life most is "Diana's brother".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The Qumran calendar differed sharply from the lunisolar calendar that shaped Jewish religious life during the Second Temple period.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Hope Springs has always been special to me. My time here shaped me in ways that to this day contribute to my success, and for that, I’m very grateful to this community.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

When I graduated from college, I aspired to be a war correspondent and report on the humanitarian crises shaping our time.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Microsoft has positioned itself as a software company that isn’t exclusively tied to any of the big artificial-intelligence model makers, and that’s shaping up to be a key advantage, according to an analyst.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

So how are they shaping up after their latest round of club games?

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The findings reveal a disease that repeatedly crossed borders, evolved into new lineages, followed human movement, and continued shaping Europe for centuries after the Black Death itself had ended.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

When he woke again the snow had stopped and the grainy dawn was shaping out the naked woodlands beyond the bridge, the trees black against the snow.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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