shift
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"This is a wake-up call that we do need to see a fundamental shift in how we think about water," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It’s not necessarily easy for entire school districts to shift to a new standard, given that teachers have been instructing using these calculators for years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
As you punch the opposite arm, shift 60% of your weight forward into the front foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Rome’s shift from persecuting Christians to forming partnerships with them helped stabilize a weakened political order and opened a new era in the empire’s history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
It took me only a moment to realize she hadn’t ended her shift because her shift wouldn’t let her.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Alibaba Group 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. 18, 2026
My mindset on this shifts often, but the one thing I’ll never want is for people to think that the machine made what I actually made.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Local farmers have also poured in to help, working shifts to oversee a ballet of tractors pulling in tankers of water from a nearby lake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“The Gen Z era” shifts the focus to the world surrounding them.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
He presses a button, and the entire wall shifts back and into a pocket, revealing a wall of glass.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Justice Shahid Waheed said 73-year-old Khan, who has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges, will be shifted in the next two days to Shifa International hospital in the capital Islamabad.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Conditions have shifted to favor active investing,” T. Rowe Price declared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Rather, he says expectations of male beauty have shifted.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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
Her cheeks had shifted from gray to a delicate olive, her eyes to their dark brown.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
To bring couples together, he suggests shifting their outlook from short- to long-term.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Bring the foot back to hip distance, shifting your hands and weight to repeat this motion on the other side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Following Clarke's record-breaking spell, the demands on Pocognoli will be to deliver the same results as his predecessor, or better, while shifting the playing style and refreshing the squad.
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
Maybe not, but it's strange how the sand keeps shifting under me.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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