shape
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That history continues to shape the organizers’ approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Later Monday, the September ISM services index will help shape market views on the U.S. economy’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Miller describes the UK as "more than a political arrangement", saying each helped to develop industries, abolish the slave trade, liberate Europe, and shape the modern world.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Yet alongside that financial retreat, though, there is a more aesthetic refusal taking shape.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
He convinced himself that the shadows hadn’t moved and the blurry shape must’ve been the librarian passing by.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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The startup Manus AI, which Meta once sought to buy, has its own platform for organizing a team of big-eyed AI avatars which, like Dots, come in various shapes and colors and can emote.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Known as magnetofossils, the microscopic structures come in shapes resembling spearheads, spindles, bullets, and needles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Taiwanese company bills itself as the largest supplier for China’s cold rolling industry, a manufacturing sector that shapes metals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
I take it, and can’t help but notice how the deep purple crescent shapes that my nails cut into the soft flesh of my palms smile obscenely at me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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How have changes in its training shaped that behavior over time?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Actor and presenter Craig Charles said his latest work had given him a chance to reflect on the city which shaped him.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Rodri's game was shaped by an education system that treats football intelligence as something to be taught and moulded.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture,” Ellison said Friday on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
These events and achievements are historically significant because they shaped the subsequent history of the United States, including our own time.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Many factors shaping family life remain outside parents' control.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Admittedly, it's not looking good - the round table is shaping up to be a landslide vote against Grant.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Gaspar said removing the community from shaping decisions about its future is detrimental and the state shouldn’t determine where or when such projects happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Personal AI assistants are shaping up to be the new frontier for tech companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Even though China actually had the biggest economy in the world in the eighteenth century, it was Western countries, companies, and explorers who were doing most of the globalizing and shaping of the system.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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