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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