shunned
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Most of them shunned the president’s handpicked envoy to the island, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, when he visited Nuuk for the first time in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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
Vote counting was under way early Friday after an unusual English by-election shunned by mainstream parties, pitting influential hard-right leader Nigel Farage against Count Binface, a man with a rubbish bin on his head.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I observed how some speakers used emotion and dramatic language, and tried to move the audience with such techniques, while other speakers were sober and even, and shunned emotion.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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