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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




Example Sentences

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Still, there have been signs of a potential shift.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

"The shift from 30% pulp recovery in wild varieties to 70% recovery in hybrids like Arka Sahan has effectively doubled the usable harvest for farmers without needing more land," Sakthivel says.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Five years later, the metaverse still hasn’t taken off, and Meta has started to shift resources and focus away from it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"The idea that we can control apoB at the RNA level represents a major shift in how we think about cholesterol regulation," Dr. Zhang said.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

She arrived just before her shift at five.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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