shy
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"There was no warning," Kylie recalled, saying she "probably stopped shy of fainting" when she saw Madonna's outfit.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
There’s a Ferrari 296 GTS, apparently costing just shy of $600,000.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
By 1997, a quarter-century later, the group of “one decision” stocks had recovered from their losses to post handsome returns just shy of owning the entire S&P 500.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Micron stock is up just shy of 260% already this year, even after it slumped 13% on Tuesday as investors questioned how long mega-cap tech companies will stick to their aggressive AI spending plans.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
‘Well, you don’t have to be shy with me,’ I said.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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