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Recent Examples of shaper
In digital technology policy, too, Turkey can make the leap from passive consumer to norm-shaper.
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Ekrem Imamoglu, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead, by moving first, African central banks and regulators could shape rules that reflect local realities, while signaling that Africa is not a passive taker of global digital finance standards but an active shaper.
—Gwera Kiwana, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The Huntington Beach resident, who is the son of Duke Aipa and grandson of legendary Hawaiian shaper Ben Aipa, was critically injured after being towed on his electric bike in California on the Saturday before his death.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Ekrem Imamoglu, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead, by moving first, African central banks and regulators could shape rules that reflect local realities, while signaling that Africa is not a passive taker of global digital finance standards but an active shaper.
—Gwera Kiwana, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The Huntington Beach resident, who is the son of Duke Aipa and grandson of legendary Hawaiian shaper Ben Aipa, was critically injured after being towed on his electric bike in California on the Saturday before his death.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaper
Noun
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Kordia’s family and legal consultants were not allowed to contact her during her hospital stay, the statement said.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Wang won election to the Arcadia City Council in November 2022 with assistance from Sun, who at the time, was her fiance and campaign consultant.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The drone operator for ski jumping, as one example, is former Norwegian national team jumper Jonas Sandell.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the focus on value has caused frustrations at times among parts of the chain's operator base.—
Kate Rogers,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Arizona, that state's attorney general has accused smith of legally changing his name to hide his past in 2021.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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When a government investigator arrives in a small town to find a reclusive smith, things get twisty fast in a tale of caged demons, revenge, grief, and loss.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Civil cases with multiple plaintiffs and involving large sums can be assigned there, especially if there are competing claims of contract violations, stolen down payments, mechanic’s leins, bank loans and local property tax debts.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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In the same way a skilled mechanic can get every bit of horsepower out of Formula One car, a proper tuning can make all the difference in a ski race decided by hundredths of a second.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Former President Barack Obama's foundation sent support to Bad Bunny ahead of the Latin artist's Super Bowl LV halftime performance in a post that also appeared to counter recent criticism of the show's headliner.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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At the halftime show for the Super Bowl — or the ‘Benito Bowl’, or ‘Bad Bunny Bowl’, as many have dubbed it online — Bad Bunny became the first artist to perform a half time show entirely in Spanish.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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There's no exact cause known for the rise in cancers among young people, according to experts, but researchers are trying to figure it out.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Overall, however, experts say there is little regulatory oversight for baby foods sold in the United States.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The center will introduce a new bachelor’s degree in space physics and data science, and a new fast-track master’s degree.—
Samuel O’Neal
February 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Holmes, the master scholar-biographer of Coleridge and Shelley, is ideally qualified for such a gig.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, scholars and citizens across the country are reimagining how American democracy could better serve the needs of the whole population.—
Jennifer Lynn McCoy,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Obviously, as a scholar of the reality-television arts and sciences, this final reason is the most interesting to me.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Shaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaper. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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