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  • present tense form of shape (3rd person singular).
  • plural of shape.

shapes







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It is how living in such an environment shapes a generation’s understanding of markets, institutions and economic expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The capacity to arrange shapes and lines in organized configurations may represent an important sign of emerging abstract thought, a major development in the evolution of human cognition.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Loudcasting has piqued the interest of experts who study how technology shapes our behaviours, and they agree there's a strong generational factor.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Fight choreography was made to look more like brawling, with Chau noting performers dialed back “strong shapes, motions and lines” into characters that are “a little bit more broken down” to underscore the noir aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

And all the time the yellow-white mist floated about them, and sometimes shapes flitted just within their sight, and voices whispered.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda



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