shaped
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Communities are shaped by the ways we participate in them.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
While Gethings grew up in Frenchwood in Preston, he was shaped by the ongoing Cold War Space Race and the quest to put a man on the moon.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
"That finding shaped our choice of cooling configuration from the outset," with "advanced air cooling" chosen instead of water cooling.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
On a balmy August day, six Lima antennas shaped like megaphones pointed skyward from poles on the edge of a field in a rural part of Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“This is the thirty-seventh time I have spoken to you from this office, where so many decisions have been made that shaped the history of this nation.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
