dun 1 of 3

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something that someone insists upon having it's probably not a good idea to ignore a creditor's dun for repayment

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dun

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adjective

dun

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verb

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Recent Examples of dun
Adjective
Those measure could mean dunning a delinquent customer, or tapping into Tola's BNPL, working capital product. Lucinda Shen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 Seduction Cosmetic Center’s Dr. John Sampson was dunned $25,656 and banned from Brazilian butt lifts for his own professional sins, which resulted in the death of a Seduction patient in June 2021. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024 But that devil would come dunning in the nineteen-thirties, during the battles between New Dealers and the Court led by Charles Evans Hughes. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024 The Education Department dunned GCU, the nation’s largest Christian college, $37.7 million for allegedly deceiving prospective students about the cost of its doctoral programs. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023 The agency would dun a public company guilty of a comparable lack of internal controls. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dun
Noun
  • In reality, however, no amount of market interventions or trade deals can prepare the American workforce for the demands of 21st-century manufacturing.
    Kristen Waggoner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • During these days, because of its strategic location across from the bar, Christopher Park served as a gathering place, refuge, and platform for the community to voice its demand for LGBT civil rights.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Chef Andre Fowles, a three-time Food Network Chopped Champion, remains a stalwart force in the Miss Lily family but has exchanged the grit and bustle of the urban neighborhood for the sandy beaches and resort-umbrella-ed nook of the Negril, Jamaica location.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Nestled in nine hectares of lush, landscaped gardens overlooking a long, sandy beach and the shimmering South China Sea, The Westin Resort & Spa Cam Ranh is a haven of tranquility and wellbeing.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • After studies had linked chronic exposure to high levels of mercury found in fish and whale blubber to developmental delays, scientists began to worry about the element’s effects on the young brain.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
  • Especially considering that defenses would also have to worry about DK Metcalf on the other side of the field. Also read: Commanders Owner Pays Steep Investment in Jayden Daniels As of now, there have been no signs that McLaurin's holdout is going to end with the Commanders trading him.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • And in a case about Texas’ requirement that websites verify users are 18 or over, one justice expressed her own parental frustration over trying to control what her children see on the internet.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • To choose a floor plan that works for your family now—and ten years from now—experts recommend considering key factors such as lifestyle needs, site-specific restrictions, storage requirements, long-term family planning, and budget constraints.
    Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • True to its name, the restaurant’s menu includes all things avocado, from avocado pumpkin spice cheesecake and avocado deviled eggs to avocado samosas and guacamole.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Asking god to heal his body and mind… devil you a lie.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • Only if the request meets the criteria above is anonymity granted.
    Meghan Ashford-Grooms, NPR, 29 June 2025
  • Florida Emergency Management and ICE did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.
    Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • Therefore, the centrifuges may vex Netanyahu’s war aims.
    Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • John Birdsall: That question has been vexing me for more than a decade.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2025

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