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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

Assets are valued using a “risk-free” interest rate, and an investor’s tolerance in either taking risk on, or shunning it entirely, dictates the prices of those assets throughout the whole of their tradable life.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

I thought I had truly suffered from the spillover of Stargirl’s shunning, but that was nothing now that the full torrent was turned on me.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli