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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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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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