shifts

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To afford the medication, Doran said she picked up substitute teaching shifts a few times a month.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Software stocks like Oracle and ServiceNow fall as Wall Street shifts focus.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

As the company shifts focus toward its higher-margin Industrial and Commercial Electronics business, its gross profit margin should stay healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The latter half shifts into a quieter register, following Winnie’s cold-case-style search.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

She shifts the tray to one arm and out of the corner of my eye, I see movement.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin