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shown

American  
[shohn] / ʃoʊn /

verb

  1. a past participle of show.


shown British  
/ ʃəʊn /

verb

  1. a past participle of show

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Clinical trials have already shown that these drugs can help people lose weight and improve overall health.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Wind-driven fires on a dry landscape are extremely dangerous, as multiple fast-moving wildfires in the last two years have shown.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

As shown in Figure 2, enrollees in Medicaid had the highest share of resources remaining after out-of-pocket spending, because this program covers Medicare cost-sharing and premiums for low-income individuals.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Videos circulating online in recent days have shown rows of women in black chadors assembling and dismantling rifles during similar training sessions.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

He went to a room where, several weeks ago, John Surratt had shown him how to hide two Spencer carbines between the walls.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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