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shorn

[shawrn, shohrn] / ʃɔrn, ʃoʊrn /




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However, the sale means the group is shorn of its most profitable division, raising the danger that it falls short of its revenue growth forecasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Mr. Ehnes gave it fresh life in a reflective reading generally shorn of showy gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Many nations do not send athletes to it, while others take skeleton teams, shorn of their leading lights, whose winter focus instead lies on training for lucrative spring road races or prominent summer track opportunities.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Power lines were down and trees were shorn of all leaves.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

The hairs on my shorn scalp tingle like electricity runs through them.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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