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Two-year yields also rose to just shy of 4.9%, their highest closing level since May 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The 48-year-old media personality’s six-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom residence hit the market for just shy of $7 million, offering a rare glimpse inside the property that Menounos has called home for much of her career.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Dodgers’ 15 hits Saturday were their most in a game since July 2 against the San Diego Padres, and just two shy of their season high.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The 800m European champion Werro has come closest, running a time just 0.42 seconds shy of the record at the Zurich Diamond League.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

He gave me a shy, hopeful little smile as he balanced his bowl on his lap, and it took me unawares because I was beginning to feel as though I’d left smiles behind for good.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

"He shies away from the cameras, he doesn't address the nation at times and moments when people might expect him to," said Ashish Pradhan of the International Crisis Group.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

What that “Gilded Age” does that Fellowes’ drama shies from is look beyond the chandelier crystals and luxurious gowns to amply consider the desperate conditions lived by those propping up this conspicuous glamour.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025

If Levick shies away from generalization, he too is a composer not easily pinned down.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025

Vimal shies away from the word "trailblazer" when people talk about what he's achieved already, as well as what's to come.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

“He shies a bit on his right side.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“Mabel 2 is much shier and has more wildness in her,” so she was used in the nervous bird scenes early on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

“I just loved it. It was a natural fit. I think it’s good for any child, to be honest, for confidence. I was on the shier side.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

Toula worked in my shier stage of life.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is a much shier bird than P. humii.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume

There effects are flung at the spectator's head like balls at a cocoanut; if they fail to register a hit it is the fault of the shier, not of the nut.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 by Various

Tell them how excited you are for them to meet your cousin, or make them the hero by asking them to check on the shiest person at the soiree.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2021

"But also, the girls and young women themselves, since it's likely the shiest and least experienced young women who are the victims of such encounters, would be loath to discuss them."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2021

The shiest of the litter, he rested his head on Katt’s chest within moments of meeting her and quickly fell asleep.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021

One of his closest friends among the Ducks, center Jake Hanson, once called Herbert “the shiest dude I’ve ever met.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2020

This resentful look is deceptive, however, for the bird is the shiest creature imaginable.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

Often unnoticed by drivers, these structures help shyer animals move across the landscape.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

The looking task yielded more nuanced results, indicating that shyer children were occasionally more accurate but less likely to respond.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023

Slate, a bit shyer and more reserved than you would expect, is still contemplating her post-pandemic life.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2021

They’re shyer about making judgments about medical practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2021

“And as for you, my dear niece,” he continued, hugging Kelly to his side, “I do believe a rampaging rhinoceros would be shyer than you are.”

From "George" by Alex Gino

Domingo was a mama’s boy and the shyest of his siblings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

And I kept thinking about my summer habit of roasting fruit in big weekly batches, how a stint in the oven could turn even the shyest berries into something plush and intense.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

However, Louis said Parker does not shared his nerves: "With the bike helmet off, the shyest kid he'll ever meet but, bike helmet on, he's so confident."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024

Most of his teammates consider him one of the shyest players on Penn State’s roster.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

She was back to being the fourth Vanderbeeker, first-class worrier and the shyest kid on 141st Street.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Eric has never shied away from expressing his opinions on the state of high school sports and how they can be improved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

But she shied away from making political statements.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

And in 2024, a host of figures who’d previously shied away from the president loudly and proudly got on board, from Vance to entertainment figures like Joe Rogan.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

MIT leaders never shied from that challenge, in keeping with the spirit of an institution that prizes practical problem-solving and empirical results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

He reached for the bucket, and though he wasn’t close, the little boy shied away at once.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

It’s been a big topic, and certainly one that I’m not shying away from.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

The union’s leaders are clear that they aren’t shying away from their demands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Crude oil futures rose on Wednesday, extending a move off lows as traders assess the likelihood the U.S. will attack oil producer Iran as well as the impact of India shying away from Russian oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

"We know what's at stake and we know who we're playing. We're not shying away from that," he said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026

I chased up and down streets and alleys, sticking to the shadows and shying away from the flickering streetlamps.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson