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Definitions

shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




Example Sentences

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The rally in value stocks marks a shift from the dominating trend since the financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

This shift is happening globally, from farms to supermarkets.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Such a shift is vital at this moment in history, when so much of modern life is designed to ask almost nothing of us.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The data, instead, show a “crisis-driven liquidation by a handful of countries under severe currency pressure. It is not a structural shift away from gold reserves.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Even though the boys still won’t look at each other, their thoughts shift.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila