shorn
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Ann Van Eetvelt, a specialist from Lurgan Sheep Vet in Aberfeldy, says there are a number of potential animal welfare issues which arise from not being shorn.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
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
Sherwood also steered Villa away from the drop but, shorn of influential stars Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph in the summer, was sacked after six successive defeats left them bottom in October.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Viollet-le-Duc’s conception of Gothic architecture, shorn of religious, sentimental and romantic associations, was radically modern.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
The boys had buried themselves in a heap of shorn ivy, but Cassiopeia stood next to Penelope and Simon, with Shantaloo curled in her arms.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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