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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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The streets in the Lukyanivka district are empty and almost completely dark, save for the red taillights of a municipal garbage truck beginning its shift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It would not actually increase the amount of daylight, but shift an hour of it from the morning to the evening by the clock.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

As wind patterns shift during an El Niño, upper winds over the Atlantic increase and this leads to more wind shear, where wind changes rapidly with height.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Now there are some signs of a shift.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

I wish for the wind to shift, to pull the fresh ocean air inland, instead of wafting the smell of rotting fish from the barrels down the ramp over me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Of course, four days in the mountains can’t reverse the biology of hormonal shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

These shifts "will result in fewer roles across Nike, and I want to acknowledge that news like this creates uncertainty," said Hill, who promised "transparency" as the plans become clearer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

A single parent working hourly shifts doesn’t have that option, and that’s exactly why we have to talk about this.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Some studies reported shifts in beneficial bacteria along with higher production of short-chain fatty acids such as acetate, propionate, and butyrate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

She turns the car back on, shifts into drive, and pulls away from the curb.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

They would return when the winds shifted, their traditional dhow sailboats carrying slaves, spices, mangrove poles, ivory and skins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

VAT on electricity bills was cut on Thursday, and some levies were cancelled or shifted into taxation earlier this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Center for Western Priorities also created a map of about 1,500 projects, many of which already had been approved, that the National Park Service shifted to a new “low priority” list this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Within about a minute, the curvature of the cornea shifted to match the shape of the platinum lens.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

He shifted to the right, trying to move as silently and slowly as possible.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

The geopolitics of the Horn of Africa are fiendishly complex, with shifting alliances and the involvement of many outside actors with conflicting interests.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

All three are able to pivot easily between likable and not, which is key for the shifting alliances in “Verity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In some corners of philanthropy this trend is shifting.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

But Mayfield said investors are finding it hard to have faith in even optimistic-seeming developments on the Iran conflict after so many false starts and shifting headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Ahead, I could barely discern a square of light through the shifting smoke.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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