shun
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Victoria Bloom, chief economist of the National Association of Manufacturers, said there’s newfound interest in good-paying factory jobs that the young used to shun.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
It’s not something to shun and shy away and run away from.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Cat said that while many teenagers shun spending time with their parents, she knows first-hand how lonely it is to not have your parents around.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The universe, it’s all mathematics and science, and I shouldn’t shun the science of music just because I think the inspiration is all it should be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“I wonder. You may shun me if you know the truth.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Novack generally shuns them but understands it is a personal preference for those who can afford it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The reason why the father shuns his son is in those images.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"A palace not fit for a King," continues the Daily Express, as King Charles "shuns" Buckingham Palace "despite £369m refurbishment".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Rubio, on his first-ever visit to India, flew to Agra and spent 45 minutes at the Taj Mahal with his wife Jeanette, who usually shuns the spotlight.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
“He seeks revenge, and yet he shuns it.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Aside from Russia and, more recently, China, he was shunned by other governments.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Those relationships recovered after many Wall Street figures shunned the gathering in 2018 following the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Through it all, Walter mostly has shunned attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Get shunned by your community for your actions.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
In short, I lived the life of the shunned, forever cast aside, yet looking on, curious as to how others lived.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
The First Amendment prevents government censorship, but one reason there are social penalties, including criticism, shunning and firing for hateful rhetoric, is that it is not, in fact, harmless.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
On a sector basis, only semiconductors are meaningfully owned, mostly as a consequence of ASML, while investors are shunning automakers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Brazil's finance minister is shunning the gathering amid tensions with the Trump administration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Traditionally, he says, men "almost need a bit of a scare" to start trying to shed the pounds, seeing it as something private and shunning the more social approach some women prefer, like slimming clubs.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It’s funny: the whole time she was shunning me, I was fixated on her charm bracelet.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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