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shown

[shohn] / ʃoʊn /




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Possibly alive: About 31% have shown activity on government data bases — such as tax, voting and marriage filings — after they were reported missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The guardrails that exist to prevent this process, dubbed “predicate laundering,” have, in the past, been shown to be reasonably effective.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

None of this has moved the Supreme Court, which has shown no interest in revisiting the validity of the doctrine.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Those spending big on data centers to power the artificial-intelligence boom have already shown they don’t much care about soaring costs for vital parts such as chips and generators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He followed the ridge until he came close to the stretch of flat ice and the breathing hole where the seal had shown its head.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell