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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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The shift is helping the U.S. in its own efforts to counter the influence of China in the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Sometimes people’s energies come in and they shift the way the room feels,” Bennett explains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

They also feed into a shift towards "casual, low-commitment viewing that we can dip in and out of," says Dr Tina Kendall, associate professor of film and media at Anglia Ruskin University.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The continued shift toward cremation is putting pressure on some traditional sources of funeral-home revenue.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

I wonder how my gift will shift as I get older.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Still, deeper structural shifts are weighing on Germany’s traditional export model, with Chinese manufacturers providing intense competition in sectors such as automobiles, machinery and industrial equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

A secular trade has a longer duration than a cyclical one and is based on fundamental shifts, such as in technology with the rise of AI.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

But the song becomes a touchstone that shifts meaning throughout “Mouse.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Fund managers bet that rising electricity demand will compensate for vanishing tax incentives amid policy shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

He shifts his cap to conceal his reddening face.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Likewise, the S&P 500 was up on Wednesday after the midterms, before having its 15th-worst day since 2009 on Thursday as the mood shifted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

In a series of personnel reshuffles over the past year, Prabowo has also shifted many of Jokowi's allies into new roles, including long-serving finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

In every demographic, whether cut by gender, race, age, education or region, voters shifted to the left compared to 2024, in most cases by double digits, according to New York Times data.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise, said the market’s focus has shifted from strong earnings growth earlier this year to whether companies can deliver enough returns on their AI investments over the summer.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

His biggest positions were with Goldman, and Goldman was newly unable, or unwilling, to determine the value of those positions, and so could not say how much collateral should be shifted back and forth.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Mike McDaniel is shifting his perspective in an attempt to revive the Chargers’ dead offense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

By shifting when these interactions occurred, the particle could have influenced how the imbalance between matter and antimatter developed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

From Monday onward, high pressure will remain the dominant weather system with the threat of fog shifting northwards.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

And, because the shift points are more widely spaced out, the six-speed’s shifting behavior isn’t ever as restless and busy-feeling as the eight-speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

His hand kept drifting toward his pocket, like he was checking to make sure something was still there, and he kept shifting uncomfortably in his seat.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny


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