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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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At the same time, CDS spreads have been widening, suggesting credit investors are becoming less comfortable with that shift.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The shift means the five hyperscalers would spend $77 billion less on corporate operations in 2029 than if overhead remained at its 2025 share of revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“We’re trying to shift the classical barre workout to be more contemporary through the music and the environment,” owner Kim Thompson says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Welbeck joining Chelsea would be another sign of a shift in strategy this summer.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“And why one shift I didn’t get a call at all.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

But in his latest book, Levine shifts the focus from identifying attachment styles to ask a different question: how do you become secure?

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

In your 70s, the focus gradually shifts from building wealth to using it wisely.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Algorithmic shifts mean posts from creators with small followings can go viral, while large followings no longer guarantee audience views.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

But dramatic shifts will be hard, especially before November.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

As he does, I swear I see the top of a cell phone poke out of his front pocket for a second before he shifts and it disappears.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

In a separate incident, two Cal Fire firefighters were injured when a rock became loose and shifted, Castillo said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

At the same time, the adipocytes and the immune cells within the fat tissue shifted into a pro-inflammatory state.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

The tech industry might have abandoned powerful-but-specialized mainframe computers and shifted to the cloud, but IBM’s customers—what you might call the “real” economy—still lean heavily on them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Over the years, the S&P 500 and the cross-currency basis swap have moved in lockstep on multiple occasions, with periods of strong hedging demand coinciding with falling U.S. equity prices as liquidity shifted.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

I shifted uncomfortably, not quite sure what to do with that.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Could those couples increase their retirement wealth simply by shifting a dollar of savings from one person to the other?

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

"High expectations tied to AI infrastructure spending have left sector rallies vulnerable to profit-taking amid shifting macroeconomic conditions," Harmantas said.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

To bolster these efforts, many regionals are also shifting their lending.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

A workplace, hospital, classroom, or other everyday setting might appear in a dream, but it would often be combined with unrelated places, shifting viewpoints, or unfamiliar surroundings.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

But as the day went on, the media’s attention started shifting from Tricia to the McNamara study.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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