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
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
The International Fact-Checking Network has previously warned of devastating consequences if Meta broadens its policy shift related to fact-checkers beyond US borders to the company's programs covering more than 100 countries.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Shadows and light shift eerily across his face.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing shift
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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