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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




Example Sentences

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"The fact that the prime minister is now a woman, someone with a different background from what people are accustomed to, creates a feeling that something is shifting," she told Nikkei Asia.

From BBC

Many publications large and small are grappling with shifting reader habits, a decline in traffic from tech giants and generative AI tools that are changing the way people search for and consume information online.

From The Wall Street Journal

The area documents early Acheulean stone tool industries, shifting animal communities linked to climate change, and multiple phases of hominin presence over hundreds of thousands of years.

From Science Daily

These variables can drive rapid shifts and short-term variability that are not yet fully represented.

From Science Daily

Townsend acknowledged that the result was "hugely disappointing" but said that he could not fault his players for the shift they put in.

From Barron's