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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Another red flag is the shift in who owns Treasurys.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"We have to shift away from planning for the historic heat we've experienced and start to plan for the heat we're going to experience in the next five to 10 years," he says.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

For anyone facing the need to plan for death, the biggest challenge is the mindset shift required.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Now, “the moment is ripe,” he suggested, for the party to shift its image.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

I’d go after our last work shift, when it was dark and everyone wanted to get back to shore.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Post time is at 2 p.m. every day except closing weekend, Sept. 5-7, when it shifts to 1:30.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Those shifts then influenced how much phosphate reached the open ocean, how much carbon became buried in marine sediments, and how much carbon dioxide remained in the atmosphere.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

They include Niamh Mackenzie, a 19-year-old psychology student who is already working shifts for the Games.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Investors are questioning the durability of a business model where the leading AI model shifts every few months, Bryan Wong, portfolio manager at Osterweis Capital Management, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

The door’s edge creaks and with a suctioned pop, shifts backward.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Over the past few months, investors have shifted their focus from the biggest AI spenders to companies that will play an important role going forward.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Krishna said in the last few weeks of June, clients shifted their quarterly capital expenditure to secure supply-constrained infrastructure ahead of a rise in prices, which affected buying patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The Gulf Stream shifted hundreds of miles north, sending much warmer water towards eastern Canada.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

YouTube’s audience has shifted from smartphones to TVs, on which many U.S. consumers watch YouTube videos with their families.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

I shifted nervously as I took in the four faces staring back at us with a friendly, expectant look I wasn’t quite sure what to do with.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The boom and bust nature of mining as well as shifting federal policies have also played a role.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Hotter summers could also lead to Europeans vacationing in cooler spots in the future, shifting the traditional Mediterranean trip to the North Sea or the Baltics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Citizenship and Immigration Services for an extension and submit to biometric vetting, background checks and fraud screening — shifting the decision on extra time from campus officials to the federal government.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

An official statement posted on behalf of the studio on Reddit, external said previously shared roadmaps, or future content plans, would be "shifting".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

George said, shifting his weight to keep them both up.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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