Example Sentences

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Some investors are shunning private-credit funds, but billions of dollars are still flowing into funds with a big software exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Jobless claims tell investors virtually nothing about whether businesses are hiring, but they clearly show most companies are shunning big layoffs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Investors are shunning artificial-intelligence leaders and other momentum names.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

A majority of Canadian provinces are shunning certain American products altogether.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025

But some legal firms are shunning the fixed fee structure and instead making arrangements with clients, which can see them paid up to five times as much.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2023