shift
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“These winds may shift rapidly, which will create unpredictable fire behavior,” Brantley County Sheriff Len Davis said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Monday’s appointment of John Ternus to be Apple’s new CEO marks a sudden shift in the conversation: Apple remains a product company first.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The Greens say that investment would shift into prevention and primary and community care to ease the pressure on hospitals in the longer term.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
"This indicates that the population change was accompanied by a shift in how society was structured," Seersholm said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
I open a drawer and shift through its contents.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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