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Recent Examples of shunt
And while non-brand-name products at most supermarkets are often shunted to the side in favor of their name-brand counterparts, at Trader Joe’s their products are front and center in unique, eye-catching packaging.
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Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
The history of the web is full of stories of users being shunted from one platform to another, frequently in response to new ownership or some disruptive policy change.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
It had been designed to be somewhat of an extension-slash-sequel to Junkie, his first novel, but ended up being shunted aside and shelved.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
The Administration also shunted millions to the Contras, guerrillas who killed tens of thousands in their terror campaign against Nicaragua’s Socialist government.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
The history of the web is full of stories of users being shunted from one platform to another, frequently in response to new ownership or some disruptive policy change.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
It had been designed to be somewhat of an extension-slash-sequel to Junkie, his first novel, but ended up being shunted aside and shelved.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
The Administration also shunted millions to the Contras, guerrillas who killed tens of thousands in their terror campaign against Nicaragua’s Socialist government.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunt
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Eight weeks before the general election, 16 of Nevada’s 17 counties switched to a new centralized voter registration system that promises to vastly improve election security and efficiency in the state.ProPublica, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
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After Reagan’s win, Republicans courted conservative Democrats like Martinez to switch parties.Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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But as recently as last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom — who opposed the ballot measure — said those funds were secured with specific plans in mind, and cannot be easily redirected or cashed out to fulfill the pledges of Proposition 36.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, Morand said the movement was not halted by the rejection, but simply redirected.Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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She was transferred from handling criminal matters to probate court shortly after this hearing, a move that had been preplanned.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Understanding that motifs from seals are directly related to the pictographs that would eventually lay the foundation for the first writing system shows how meaning was transferred from motifs to script, the study authors said.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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But an early two-to-one margin in favor of the recall had shifted only slightly in Friday night results, leading Thao to concede.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Then, those searches quickly declined as people shifted their focus away from the threat.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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If the company does not adhere to the agreement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office can move forward with the case.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Both companies are moving aggressively to capture market share before Apple releases its own AI features.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Harris didn't deviate much from her standard stump speech in West Allis, Michigan, a Milwaukee suburb of Milwaukee.Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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This confession follows the recent season 14 reunion, which deviated from the traditional reunion.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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In one instance, a man survived a gunshot only due to his pocket watch deflecting the bullet, while another joined the Union army after deserting the Confederacy.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, spent Wednesday painting Harris and Democrats as divisive, while deflecting criticism of his own xenophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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One juror frequently averted his eyes from the screen as a video from April 12, 2023 was shown.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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However, unlike other social media platforms, in the last year Twitch has largely averted controversies involving Israel and Gaza.Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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