shed
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ExxonMobil’s stock fell 19.4% during the second quarter, but was up 30.4% in 2026 through Thursday, while Chevron shares shed 19.9% in Q2 but had gained 26.2% this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The worst-hit American names included memory makers Sandisk, which fell another 14%, and Micron, which shed 8.9%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The protests became a rallying point for young people to shed their caution and voice their frustration.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It shed a net of 172,000 internet accounts, more than the 116,000 it lost in the same period a year before.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Akira ran around to the shallow end of the pool, shed her heavy pink backpack, and jumped in with all her clothes on.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The plan is for Lotus to continue to build all its IC-powered sports cars at the sheds in Hethel, the brand’s emotional home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
And I appreciate the frank and forgiving light the play sheds on long-term marriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Watch: Sobers sheds tears over West Indies' decline.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The study also sheds light on how these natural drug-producing systems evolved.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
‘Shall we turn on the others to search the sheds?’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Women have been shedding clothes for over a century, starting with the corsets and structured undergarments of the Victorian era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
To the looksmaxxers, these peptides aren’t about health; they’re for shedding fat, building muscle, clearing up skin, and even getting tanned.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Rapid weight loss is a well established cause of increased hair shedding.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Argentina's players joined Messi in shedding tears after the final whistle, though even that ended in an undignified scrum between players and officials from either side.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I feel lighter, as if I’m shedding matter, losing molecules, calcium from my bones, cells from my blood; as if I’m shrinking, as if I’m filling with cold air, or gently falling snow.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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