shifted

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A bet that it reopens by July 31 shifted to mostly “no” by late May; current odds are tilted in favor of a reopening by December.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The game shifted into an unexpected bullpen game, and the Dodgers shuffled through seven pitchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

When Xavi left Barcelona in 2015, and Iniesta three years later, something shifted.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Factories, restaurants and city halls have all shifted into hiring mode, a pivot from last year, when the healthcare industry almost single-handedly propped up job creation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

And in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the favorable winds that had been sweeping the radioactive gases out to sea had shifted, carrying radioactive cesium inland.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland