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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




Example Sentences

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DCWP’s investigation, which began in 2022, found that Starbucks had unlawfully reduced employees’ hours, denied them the opportunity to pick up additional shifts, and failed to give its employees regular schedules.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the early thirties, the brain's wiring shifts into an adult configuration.

From Science Daily

Regional and global powers alike are using it to pursue their own interests, producing a tangle of shifting alliances.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, inventories have fallen sharply as concerns over potential U.S. tariffs prompted traders to shift holdings to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

There was also a pronounced buckle of Merino's ankle, which is something a VAR is looking for to indicate excessive force, and his boot was shifted back on the turf.

From BBC