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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Instead, they shift our gaze west, toward white neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Tommy Moller, a professor of political science at Stockholm University, told AFP however that he had noted a shift heading into this year's election.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

“I think that we have to shift it away from ideological labeling to really concrete economic ideas — you know, they call her a pothole pragmatist, the DSA does. ... That’s what we need.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

A group of 18 countries that dominate global shipping warned of a structural shift raising costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

He might have visited them already, in fact, but I won’t have a way of checking in with him before my evening shift begins.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Businesses also must provide workers at least 10 hours’ rest between shifts, or provide extra pay for that work.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Young Americans are “experiencing some macroeconomic shifts that are, in a lot of ways, unprecedented,” JP Julien, a partner at McKinsey and leader of the McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

The organisation said midwives were working extra shifts and being moved to cover shortages elsewhere in maternity services.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The world's biggest carmakers across Europe, the United States and Japan are also facing strong competition from Chinese manufacturers, as well as the need to invest heavily as the industry shifts toward electric vehicles.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Dr. Crowchild shifts straight in her chair across from me, her mouth a firm, pinched line.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

But the mood has shifted from the euphoria that felt tangible when the Nasdaq was notching back-to-back records early this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“The investor mindset shifted, and now sentiment shifts,” said Nationwide’s Hackett, pointing to heightened backlash against the data-center build-out from politicians ahead of the midterm elections, as well as from average voters.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

The Earth all but shifted on its axis following this, due to the breathtakingly bonkers discourse that followed the incident.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Attitudes about capital punishment have shifted over time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Realizing his mistake, he stopped the car, shifted gears, and prepared to turn around.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Investors are bracing for a bumpier fall stock market due to shifting odds of a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase and other macro challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

"I headed out this way hoping things might be better out in the rural areas," he said, his young granddaughter shifting impatiently in the back seat.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Malthusian models and predator-prey equations, for example, have been used to examine the spread of Australian rabbits and the shifting populations of Canadian lynxes and snowshoe hares.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

A "fundamental adjustment of the global workforce capability is necessary" to safeguard the competitiveness of the company, which faces shifting demand and technological change.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

In the shifting shadows, it’s hard to see.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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