- past participle of show.
shown
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UK markets were largely steady Tuesday having shown some signs of unease ahead of Healey's appointment as chancellor of the exchequer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Goldman looked at companies with a market capitalization above $2 billion and found 36 contenders, the top ten biggest of which are shown below.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“We’re going to need a miracle,” the Asgardian says before he is shown coming face to face with his old friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Fernandez was first shown a yellow card for dissent, then a second for a spectacularly late challenge that sent Cubarsi somersaulting.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“But yeah, whatever,” Sela said quickly, as if she’d shown too much of herself to a not-friend like me.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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