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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Panish played prison phone recordings that suggested they were seeking to shift assets to their son and daughter and shelter them from the Iskanders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That will come as some comfort to Beijing as it looks to shift the country's drivers of growth away from manufacturing and towards domestic consumption.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“There’s this big, been this big shift toward modern valuable cars,” Wiley said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The researchers say proactive, evidence based planning will become increasingly important as climate change continues to alter habitats and shift species distributions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Beryl and Nigel stand behind Jakob, who’s playing John in a last round of chess before their evening shift at the Park.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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