shift
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But this week’s confrontation with Israel, the first time Iran engaged in direct hostilities in defense of an ally, represents a significant shift, said Sadegh Larijani, head of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"Shift by shift, night by night, I slowly built up my confidence working in the bar," he told Die Zeit.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
As AI takes on more codifiable knowledge work, the premium will shift toward judgment, persuasion and coordination, capabilities that are inherently interpersonal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
His arrival at Adobe came at the dawn of software-as-a service, which at the time was a revolutionary shift toward monetizing software via subscription business models.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Then Gabi and I shift boxes across the room to Dad, and between us we spend the next half-hour emptying the attic.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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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