shift
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Though Intuitive posted both higher 2Q profits and sales, Oppenheimer says the company is likely to face competition from homegrown Chinese systems and its shift to extended use instruments is bound to pressure FY27 growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
As a not-so-closet space enthusiast, I find the shift in thinking especially interesting.
From Science Daily ● 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
Such a shift would have been unthinkable a generation ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As the end of my shift approached, I heard the sound of a throat clearing behind me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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
Except, in the midst of that project, McElwee’s focus shifts, delightfully, to his disastrous love life and the fascinating women he meets in his travels, becoming a deeply humane examination of modern courtship.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
Some delays were due to shifts under the 2020 legislation that the FAA had to undertake for the first time, said Boeing Senior Vice President Mike Sinnett.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
He shifts his cap to conceal his reddening face.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Potentially dramatic reductions in launch costs from SpaceX's Starship, along with breakthroughs in synthetic biology and climate modeling, have shifted the discussion.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
So far, he said, Xi has played along with that lesson—giving Putin room, maintaining the appearances of equality in public, even as the underlying reality has shifted decisively in China’s favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He said that in the last few weeks of June clients shifted capital expenditures toward memory purchases, storage and servers ahead of expected price increases, which impacted client buying patterns.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Gulf Stream shifted hundreds of miles north, sending much warmer water towards eastern Canada.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
She shifted her attention to my hands, where I was yanking the thread with such tension that the fabric was puckering.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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In Los Angeles, the school district is shifting to electric buses, a spokesperson said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The conversation is gradually shifting away from asking "could we?" and toward asking "should we, and if so, how?"
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Sentiment toward chip stocks seems to be shifting following a year-to-date rally that has left some investors questioning whether current valuations leave room for further upside, says James Ooi at Tiger Brokers.
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
Lloyd was all eyes, shifting around to see better until Dad laid a calming hand on him.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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