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Mr. Pistorius’s public warnings reflect a significant shift at the top levels of leadership in a country that has shunned a strong military since the end of the Cold War.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

He has shunned the large, gas-guzzling bulletproof limousines favoured by his predecessors.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

Argos has shunned celebrities in favour of cartoon duo Connie the doll and Trevor the dinosaur.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

Similarly, North Korea has shunned appeals to return to nuclear negotiations and stepped up missile launches, raising fears of an open conflict.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Rarely indeed is the active error irremediable; men and things are quickly on the spot, eager to set it right; but they are helpless before the passive error that has shunned contact with the real.

From Wisdom and Destiny by Sutro, Alfred