Example Sentences

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LNG exporter Cheniere Energy is shunning the Panama Canal to transport liquefied natural gas to Asia because the market is not supporting use of the waterway, said Chief Operating Officer Corey Grindal on Monday.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2023

But that doesn't mean Swift is shunning all smaller venues.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

Now, emboldened by its transformation, the country is shunning the influences and ideas that nourished its rise.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

In the meantime, not everyone is shunning the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2021

A small but growing movement in Europe and North America is shunning air travel because it produces high levels of greenhouse gas emissions.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2019