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shape

[sheyp] / ʃeɪp /






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What kind of feedback did you get from teams that helped shape the direction?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Two inflation reports over the next month are set to shape whether his colleagues push to raise rates in September or extend their pause.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Stronger muscles also mean fewer falls and fractures, more independence in later life and less frailty as we age – all of which shape how long, and how well, we live.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Liverpool have often pressed in a 4-4-2 diamond shape, initially encouraging opponents to play short before launching more aggressive pressing sequences, often funnelling the ball centrally before trying to win it back.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Sela reached into her bag and took out a small oval piece of hide, a strawberry in red and shades of pink just beginning to take shape.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Her forearm tattoo comprises geometric shapes symbolising different members and aspects of her family.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Music shapes both the series’ tone and its fashion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The meaning of the geometric shapes and animal outlines remains a mystery, with some believing they had ritual astronomical functions, according to UNESCO, which declared the area a World Heritage site in 1994.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Curiosity has seen small clusters of similar geometric shapes before, but never anything approaching the scale of the field now visible in Valle Grande.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

The base was also creating experimental planes with new shapes that allowed them to fly faster and faster.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Taken together, the reviews paint a picture of a show shaped more by personal reflection than conventional comedy, something Knox herself acknowledges.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Hunnam believes that in Gein’s case it was a combination of nature and nurture that shaped him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

How pitchers found more power, Mahalia Jackson on the march, the work that shaped Hannah Arendt and more.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

By the People is Slate’s end-of-term project exploring the ways in which ordinary Americans have shaped the meaning of the Constitution beyond the rulings of the Supreme Court.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

Frank couldn’t tell for sure, but it looked like the nose ring might be shaped like a skull.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon

These ancient objects could act as "cosmic fossils" and may even help explain dark matter, the invisible material that plays a major role in shaping galaxies across the Universe.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

While commonly thought of as a rainmaker for Southern California, scientists say that’s not a given even during a “very strong” or “super” El Niño like this one is shaping up to be.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

That information could help People determine what content large language models might be willing to pay for, ultimately shaping coverage decisions, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

It looks like 12 August is shaping up to follow that trend, according to Hudson.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The new philosophers regarded matter as the passive recipient of a divine shaping and denied the existence of Aristotelian forms.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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