Example Sentences

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Meta is shedding staff though, having recently laid off 10% of its employees while investing more in AI.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

A fresh scientific investigation of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank vessel displayed at the National Museum of Denmark, is shedding new light on where it may have come from.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

This slower pace means big data revisions can more easily reveal the economy is shedding jobs, not adding them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The near-simultaneous collapse of two companies tied to the U.S. auto industry is shedding new light on a fast-growing part of the financial ecosystem little known outside Wall Street.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

The sun is shedding forth heat, and therefore, affirms this law, the sun must be shrinking in size.

From McClure's Magazine December, 1895 by Tarbell, Ida M.