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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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A nurse who had been on shift on the night Ethel was found told the police that Norris had predicted the 86-year-old might not last the night.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

They’ve now had to shift those targets to reflect dollar strength, to DXY 102, EUR 1.12, GBP 1.30, and JPY 159.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The shift has to do with where the money is now: AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In retrospect, the shift from exalting those canceled for words to championing those canceled for alleged criminal behavior was inevitable.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Theo’s door is ajar when I come home after my shift.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

But how long before this shifts from tacit to explicit, so that customers have a say—with their purse—in how they are treated?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Since 2010, shifts in cloud patterns have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching some areas of the Arctic Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Which may be why we keep turning tiny behaviors into evidence of enormous generational shifts.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

El Niño can cause major shifts in weather patterns around the world, with the Met Office saying many of the expected impacts are already being felt.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

And then, like the wind understands the importance of the moment, it shifts toward the sea.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

So now the talk has shifted to what happens if Michaels’ run is interrupted because, you know, something happens to him?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

As the conflict between the U.S. and Iran escalated this year, global energy routes shifted to serve rising demand in Asia for liquefied natural gas from U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Inside Navatek, Kao shifted into damage control mode.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

That in itself created imbalances — refiners shifted to diesel “perhaps a little bit too early,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The wind suddenly shifted, blowing hot and fast from the direction all the animals had come from.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The adventure she relates would seem to have little in common with hoary maritime tradition, except that it takes place amid the shifting vastness of the ocean under skies of treacherous winds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

For Shin, having multiple income streams is a natural Gen Z response to a shifting world.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The judges said: "A Jamaican epic from one of the most impactful Caribbean novelists today; readers will love the shifting register of the dialogue and poetic phrasings, often pierced through with sharp, double-edged humour."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The organization is in the early stages of shifting its focus from stewardship of the collection to providing grants for arts education and institutions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Twig was shifting her weight, left and right, fidgeting with the excitement of a plan.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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