plural Shona or Shonas
1
: a member of any of a group of Bantu peoples of Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique
2
: the group of languages spoken by the Shona
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Today, women remain underrepresented in the industry, according to young female watchmaker Shona Taine, who is among those bucking the trend.
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Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
TikTok users were quick to praise Shona's instincts—and urge others to trust their dogs in similar situations.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
On Harari’s other side is the production designer for Poor Things, Shona Heath (second row from the top, sixth from left), who is fully laughing.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Production Executives for Studio Lambert are Shona Kemp and Ellie Rowe, with Karen Bonnici for GroupM Motion Entertainment.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Poor Things production designers James Price and Shona Heath and set decorator Zsuzsa Mihalek went on to scoop the Production Design Oscar.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
Watch on Deadline Last year, the ADG bestowed its top movie honors to Poor Things for Fantasy, Oppenheimer for Period and Saltburn for Contemporary, with Poor Things and designers James Price and Shona Heath going on to win the Oscar for Production Design.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Newton was born and raised in England and is the daughter of a Zimbabwean mother from the Shona tribe and a British father.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Alongside his Chills bandmates – including Oli Wilson, Erica Scally, Callum Hampton and Todd Knudson – the record also features appearances from appearances from Fur Patrol’s Julia Deans, Shona Laing, and Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz fame.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
TikTok users were quick to praise Shona's instincts—and urge others to trust their dogs in similar situations.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
On Harari’s other side is the production designer for Poor Things, Shona Heath (second row from the top, sixth from left), who is fully laughing.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Production Executives for Studio Lambert are Shona Kemp and Ellie Rowe, with Karen Bonnici for GroupM Motion Entertainment.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Poor Things production designers James Price and Shona Heath and set decorator Zsuzsa Mihalek went on to scoop the Production Design Oscar.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
Watch on Deadline Last year, the ADG bestowed its top movie honors to Poor Things for Fantasy, Oppenheimer for Period and Saltburn for Contemporary, with Poor Things and designers James Price and Shona Heath going on to win the Oscar for Production Design.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Newton was born and raised in England and is the daughter of a Zimbabwean mother from the Shona tribe and a British father.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Alongside his Chills bandmates – including Oli Wilson, Erica Scally, Callum Hampton and Todd Knudson – the record also features appearances from appearances from Fur Patrol’s Julia Deans, Shona Laing, and Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz fame.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Shona.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shona. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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