shift
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
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