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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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ABN Amro economists say that AI investments could shift to more supportive U.S. states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The inspiration for the show developed by Harrison and his wife Lauren Zima came from their observations indicating a shift in churchgoing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

If you’ll permit a shift in metaphor: Wood singed once makes for better kindling.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

There has been a historic shift in Scotland's population towards Edinburgh, with the capital's financial and service sector booming while areas in the west struggle to recover from the decline of traditional industries.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

If I don’t pick up the paper again, it’s just going to be in my locker at the end of my shift, and then be there still tomorrow.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

While it can seem like a daunting time for students to enter an industry grappling with contraction and AI-driven shifts, many educators who have embraced AI remain optimistic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

In this century, these shifts tend to depend on who sits in the producer’s chair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Australian airline Qantas said Tuesday it will cut 850 jobs as it shifts some corporate functions to India and accelerates the use of artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Climate shifts, changes to the surrounding landscape, and the arrival of invasive species have all altered the conditions in which the forest's plants and animals live.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

President Ratcliffe sometimes puts them on double watch shifts, so that they get no rest, and they go around red-eyed and bad-tempered.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Redshift measures how much light from a distant object has shifted toward longer, redder wavelengths.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Several fuel tankers bound for the U.S. shifted course following difficulties finding buyers willing to accept the cargoes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

By the 1980s, he noted, it shifted entirely to apparel.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Ensito's focus has shifted to other trends like Hello Kitty and squishies.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The film started, but my enthusiasm for the close-up movie experience shifted to Russell.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Both parties must contend with a changing political map and a shifting coalition of support for 2028.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

On days when the index’s “big generals” struggle, the index often does, too — even as investors appear to be shifting capital into other parts of the market.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Some will criticize the proposal as shifting premium increases onto enrollees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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

Britt-Marie and Laury both draw back in surprise, then look at each other before shifting their gazes between me and him and starting to smirk and make their eyebrows dance.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone


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