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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Lopez is part of a shift rippling through Latino communities across the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Financial markets are navigating a structural shift as AI valuation multiples compress,” said Tickmill Group strategist Patrick Munnelly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

However, it has also delivered a seismic shift in England head coach Stuart Barrow's thinking.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He expects the shift from Nvidia’s Blackwell platform to its upcoming Rubin platform to drive “ridiculous growth in sales,” while the underlying fundamentals of strong AI demand will continue to improve.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

At first, I’d considered giving her some story—James and I were going to Ocean Park, or something like that, so I could try out the position for at least one shift.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The tool can also track how meaning shifts as a story unfolds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

As the harvest shifts, Maine's lobstermen are sailing out to deeper waters -- on bigger boats, using more diesel and crew.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

In a recent leadership meeting, some bosses mentioned it was hard to fill overtime shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Meta’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has wielded enormous power over the social media empire he built more than two decades ago, leading the California juggernaut through major scandals, scrutiny and technological shifts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Midnight gallops off in every direction as Caesar shifts in the saddle, gazing every which way.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Individual mitochondria became more separated, and the balance between energy production and energy demand shifted.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

That money was shifted into a new county agency focused on homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Nearly all of its light is shifted toward wavelengths longer than 600 nanometers, producing an unusually deep salmon-pink appearance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

U.S. stocks were mostly higher as traders pared back bets that CoreWeave and other tech firms chasing the artificial-intelligence boom had overextended themselves and shifted focus to coming AI earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Then the shock wore off, and his attention shifted immediately to the fact that he couldn’t feel most of his body, and that he’d never been so cold in his entire life.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Add to those a declining catch, warming water which is pushing what Train called the lobster "sweet spot" out deeper and a shifting tariff policy, and Maine's singular coastal heritage industry is facing peril.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Canada, Brazil and Guyana is also increasingly shifting the center of global energy toward the Western Hemisphere, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

By shifting the phase of the unscattered light by 90 degrees, he made subtle cellular features stand out more clearly against their background when the light reached the viewer's eye.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Under the new rules, developers must meet stringent state guardrails regarding water usage, workforce commitments and energy procurement to avoid shifting utility costs to residents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Of course,” Raizel said sagely, before shifting to a more mundane line of questioning.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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