shifting
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"In particular, with conditions such as addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder we see a difficulty in breaking habits and shifting behavior. So, understanding the mechanics of behavioral flexibility may one day help us develop better treatments."
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
He admitted, though, that he also believes the center of Southern California’s Korean community has been gradually shifting beyond L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Instead, it saw investors shifting away from tech stocks, which critics have warned are overvalued and could crash in the same way as the dotcom bubble in the early 2000s.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson told MarketWatch that investors may increasingly be worried about shifting fundamentals in the memory market and the prospect of supply coming to outstrip demand.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
But shifting probabilities could be ignored, until the plane did or did not arrive.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing shifting
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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