shift
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If the S&P 500 starts to outperform Russell 2000, then they will be obliged to shift weightings to avoid underperforming benchmarks.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
It is also encouraging drivers across its ecosystem to shift to electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
We don’t have to wonder why Coppins describes these questions as making him shift “uncomfortably in my seat”; he’s already told us that the answer to these questions is yes.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
But with the June 2 polling day still a month off, Sadhwani believes there's still plenty of time for the landscape to shift.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The retiring room is empty; we only ever use it at lunch or the beginning of shift.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Vocabulary lists containing shift
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 2
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