shifts

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America’s cattle crisis is pushing meatpackers to shut plants, cut shifts, and rethink how much processing capacity the industry actually needs.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Games-time volunteers must be available to complete at least 10 nonconsecutive shifts of approximately eight hours each during each Games period and must be 18 years or older.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Overall, the results suggest the treatment shifts cartilage toward a younger, healthier state without requiring stem or progenitor cells.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

"I'm now working both day and night shifts at the factory to pay off my debt."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

When the soldiers were changing shifts early on a rainy Sunday evening, September 11, one of them did what others had threatened.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow