shift
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Turkey said raising the global share of energy demand met by electricity from roughly 20 percent to 35 percent by 2035 would speed up the shift from fossil fuels to renewable power.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The shift among 35- to 54-year-olds has been even sharper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
His arrival at Adobe came at the dawn of software-as-a service, which at the time was a revolutionary shift toward monetizing software via subscription business models.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
But Reeves said there needed to be a fundamental shift in spending across the board, with current global tensions showing the need for resilience in critical sectors.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
I ask, and his brown eyes shift up to the right as he thinks.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing shift
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 2
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