shifted
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Instead of helping tumors thrive, it shifted the surrounding environment toward one that favored the immune system's attack on cancer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Duran shifted inside for the second half and posed far more of a threat than his Danish team-mate.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
But the fire continued to smoulder underground in peatland, and when the wind shifted, the flames moved towards their homes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
With the Strait of Hormuz largely sealed by rival U.S and Iranian blockades, Riyadh shifted its exports from Hormuz, its main energy corridor, to the Red Sea coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The crowds had shifted, some toward the auction tents, others toward the bluegrass group replacing the high school band.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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