shift
Example Sentences
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This shift is happening globally, from farms to supermarkets.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
JBS has said the plant had enough workers to run a partial shift during the strike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Such a shift is vital at this moment in history, when so much of modern life is designed to ask almost nothing of us.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
The FDA should forgo the usual human clinical trials in order to bring about this shift, a spokesperson for the alliance said.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 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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