shaping

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Yet the Fed also has to be on guard against higher energy prices shaping how consumers and businesses view inflation in the long run.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“Javier also asked questions about Max’s emotional history that was useful in shaping his character,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Sunshine’s listing adds to what is shaping up to be the hottest market for new stock offerings in years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Delivery method, antibiotic exposure, older siblings, and breastfeeding all played a role in shaping the community of microbes that developed during the first year of life.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

But he carried it back and forth to Boys' Lodge and was able to work on it there in the evenings: carving carefully, smoothing, shaping.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry