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shunt

[shuhnt] / ʃʌnt /






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Funders shunt capital from around the world into U.S. lawsuits, taking a cut of any recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Alternatively, Fin Smith himself has been training at inside centre, primed, in the case of injury, to shunt out one spot to make way for Marcus.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Surgical treatment usually involves placement of a shunt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

"We need a framework. If people don't have an idea of what to do, then very often they will just do nothing or shunt it on to somewhere else," Ms Matuozzo said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Immediately, even before I left the platform, I tried to shunt all memory of the event from me.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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