shift
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People line up and turn toward one another in pairs to salsa dance, then shift to breakdancing, spinning on their heads and flipping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But this may shift, and so Goldman has run a screen for companies currently deemed most likely to benefit from AI adoption, with a particular focus on how the technology may reduce labor costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
At that scale, the intense curvature can cause electrons to shift slightly toward one side of the graphene.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
On dropping out: It was a gradual shift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“We’re fine. Thank you, Mrs. Tilbury. We have the midday shift at the Park today.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Alibaba Group 9988 1.75%increase; green up pointing triangle is selling its videogame arm in a deal worth at least $1.5 billion, as the Chinese company shifts its focus to artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
That shifts attention toward other characteristics that may have helped ants, bees and wasps repeatedly evolve highly cooperative colonies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The Gen Z era” shifts the focus to the world surrounding them.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“It’s a very traditional Democrat versus Republican split,” DiCamillo said, adding that it would be surprising to see major shifts in the numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Then she shifts her focus out the window.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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Rather, he says expectations of male beauty have shifted.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The economic benefits of a weak yen are less clear now that many Japanese companies have shifted production abroad, partly as a result of the yen’s strength in the 1990s through early 2010s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"I tried, until the very last moment, not to cross any red lines, but apparently the red lines have shifted."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
That has shifted in recent years, however, with doctors noticing the summer spikes were starting to get larger than their winter counterparts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Simon shoved his hands in his pockets and shifted his weight around a bit, then blurted: “Say, Miss Lumley—do you like to go see shows?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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And Gidney says shifting to T20 would not be something investors would necessarily even want.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The governor's office said shifting winds had complicated firefighters' efforts but that "the defensive line protecting evacuated areas is holding".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The franchise fled further and further from coastal cultural centers, shifting from the “Real World” of New York City and Chicago to the air-conditioned enclaves of New Jersey and the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Make Nice” is structured as a day-by-day account of the family’s stay on the island, with the focus shifting from Viv to Pete to Corey to Viv’s mouthy 14-year-old daughter, Ash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
She started down the stairs, and I was close behind, shifting Fern to my other hip.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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