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Recent Examples of shunt
That such a blunder might be shrugged off and even celebrated, rather than shamefully shunted away, struck Schuch as a very American notion.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The clams shunt sulfur- and oxygen-rich water to bacteria that live inside the clams’ gills.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
That’s what happened with the Kona low, and an atmospheric river is now shunting that moisture and heat up to the Pacific Northwest, where some of it is diverging into the ridge and likely adding to the warmth.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
An injury crisis led to him featuring regularly from that point onwards, and he was shunted across the defence depending on which other players were available.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The clams shunt sulfur- and oxygen-rich water to bacteria that live inside the clams’ gills.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
That’s what happened with the Kona low, and an atmospheric river is now shunting that moisture and heat up to the Pacific Northwest, where some of it is diverging into the ridge and likely adding to the warmth.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
An injury crisis led to him featuring regularly from that point onwards, and he was shunted across the defence depending on which other players were available.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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Sensors detect disruptions—delays, temperature shifts or inventory gaps—and AI agents trigger actions like rerouting shipments or switching suppliers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Of late, a flurry of companies have been switching to Arm’s alternative power-efficient architecture, which first went mainstream on the original iPhone in 2007.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have redirected oil exports via the East-West and Habshan-Fujairah pipelines respectively.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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In distributing these weak linkages throughout a material like polystyrene, the mechanophores split in two as a crack begins to propagate, successfully redirecting the crack and dissipating the destructive energy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Fonenot transferred to Mater Dei Catholic School before this school year.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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After arriving, those items will be transferred immediately into other outbound trucks, along with other incoming deliveries, and sent out to other warehouses.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Introducing a live-in partner too quickly can unintentionally shift that balance.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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According to a report by Channel 13, the Israeli army was surprised by the scale of the fire as well as Hezbollah's decision to shift its operational policy in response to the expansion of Israel’s ground operations beyond the Litani River.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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That stands in contrast to the Nasdaq, which has already moved to fast-track SpaceX's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index, leading to concerns that new retail investors could become the cash cow of exit liquidity for legacy SpaceX shareholders.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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In the production, directed by Jo Bonney, Susanna arrives there before realizing what has happened, a scene change that moves briskly enough to surprise you in the audience too.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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Did the driver deviate from their route?—
Toni Pisano,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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But so far, Raman, who has aligned herself with the DSA on issues such as renter protections but deviated on police spending, is struggling to unite the organization.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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There are no surprises, whether doing a barrel roll to deflect lasers or flying under arches and through a waterfall to find an alternate path.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Sacking Slot won’t deflect attention from individuals such as Richard Hughes, the sporting director who oversaw the extreme levels of player expenditure.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Concerns about TikTok Four months after the US averted a TikTok ban, some lawmakers say Americans still don’t have enough information about whether the deal addresses national security concerns.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Tran reiterated his call for state and federal investigation and accountability once the crisis has been averted.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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