shifted
Example Sentences
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China is the world’s largest soybean importer, but Beijing has increasingly shifted purchases toward Brazil in recent years.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
“They have shifted their communications, but at the same time, this World Cup is an expanded event,” said Gavin Mair, a spokesperson for Carbon Market Watch.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But taken as a whole, the trend has shifted beauty standards enormously, and in a very short time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Supporters of Nyong’o’s casting note that Helen of Troy is not a historical figure bound to a single visual interpretation, but a literary and symbolic character whose meaning has shifted across cultures and eras.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Then she lifted her trunk and shifted forward suddenly, throwing Karli off balance.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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