shifting
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Depending on your income or wealth, this might involve shifting more of your investments to bonds and cash equivalents.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Pushkar Raj Sabharwal's comments to the BBC come months after he rejected some media reports that suggested investigators were shifting focus to his son, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the senior pilot in the cockpit.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Smucker projected a 3% to 4% net sales decline for fiscal 2027, shifting from price increases to volume growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"In particular, with conditions such as addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder we see a difficulty in breaking habits and shifting behavior. So, understanding the mechanics of behavioral flexibility may one day help us develop better treatments."
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Maybe not, but it's strange how the sand keeps shifting under me.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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