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was shedding

  • past progressive of shed.

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On Monday, the stock has dropped 4.2% in recent afternoon trading, while bitcoin was shedding 1.9%.

From MarketWatch Nov. 17, 2025

Payrolls firm ADP estimated that the U.S. private sector was shedding 11,250 jobs a week in the four weeks through Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

We all knew that Twitter was shedding users long before Elon took over!

From Slate Jun. 12, 2025

Earlier this week Riot Games, which makes League of Legends, announced it was shedding 11% of its global workforce.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

The worn yellow paint was shedding like an old dog.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben