Thesaurus / shift
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An emotionally wrenching marathon of hospital shifts followed.
THE NEW COVID-19 CASE SURGE IN EUROPE, EXPLAINEDJULIA BELLUZSEPTEMBER 17, 2020VOXThese shifts stand to benefit Democrats more than they benefit Republicans.
MORE AND MORE AMERICANS AREN’T RELIGIOUS. WHY ARE DEMOCRATS IGNORING THESE VOTERS?DANIEL COXSEPTEMBER 17, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTVolkswagen AG is making its green-bond debut, about two weeks after Daimler AG, as automakers tap socially responsible investors to help pay for the hugely expensive shift to electric vehicles.
VOLKSWAGEN IS THE LATEST CARMAKER TO TAP THE RED-HOT GREEN-BOND MARKET TO FUND ITS EV AMBITIONSBERNHARD WARNERSEPTEMBER 16, 2020FORTUNEThe five-month quarantine has caused a digital shift across our way of life, leaving people to engage with the Internet, social media and technology even more—and shop.
HERE’S WHY EVERYONE CAN’T GET ENOUGH TELFARHOPE WRIGHTSEPTEMBER 11, 2020ESSENCE.COMClimate models generally show shifts in these broad patterns, though it’s not exactly clear how much the changes might translate to hurricanes themselves.
SLOW, MEANDERING HURRICANES ARE OFTEN MORE DANGEROUS—AND THEY’RE GETTING MORE COMMONGRETA MORANSEPTEMBER 9, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEThis year did not lead to the seismic shift that the TV upfront market seemed set to undergo in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
‘THERE WASN’T A HUGE SHIFT’: TV UPFRONT MARKET DID NOT UNDERGO EXPECTED OVERHAUL THIS YEARTIM PETERSONSEPTEMBER 9, 2020DIGIDAYThe Seattle officer also predicted that officers who remain will scale back by, for instance, taking longer than necessary to handle a 911 call, just to fill their shift.
WHAT CAN MAYORS DO WHEN THE POLICE STOP DOING THEIR JOBS?BY ALEC MACGILLISSEPTEMBER 3, 2020PROPUBLICAIf the work landscape feels very different this year, some of those changes reflect broader, long-term shifts in society, the way we do business and the way we think about what work is — and what we want it to be.
DEEP DIVE: HOW COMPANIES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE FACING THE FUTURE OF WORKDIGIDAYSEPTEMBER 1, 2020DIGIDAYThe question was put rather testily and caused the other to shift uncomfortably before making answer.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXThe night shift had clocked in over an hour ago, and there should be no passing through the gate for at least six hours.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO SHIFT
- alternate
- balance
- balk
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- blow hot and cold
- dally
- debate
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dillydally
- dither
- doubt
- equivocate
- falter
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fumble
- hang
- hang back
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hold back
- hold off
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- pause
- ponder
- pull back
- pussyfoot
- scruple
- seesaw
- shift
- shrink
- shy away
- sit on fence
- stammer
- stop
- straddle
- stumble
- stutter
- swerve
- tergiversate
- think about
- think twice
- vacillate
- waffle
- waver
- weigh
- alternated
- balanced
- balked
- blew hot and cold
- dallied
- debated
- deferred
- delayed
- demurred
- dillydallied
- dithered
- doubted
- equivocated
- faltered
- floundered
- fluctuated
- fumbled
- hedged
- held back
- held off
- hem and haw
- hovered
- hung
- hung back
- lingered
- oscillated
- paused
- pondered
- pulled back
- pussyfooted
- sat on fence
- scrupled
- seesawed
- shied away
- shifted
- shrank
- stammered
- stopped
- straddled
- stumbled
- stuttered
- swerved
- tergiversated
- thought about
- thought twice
- vacillated
- waffled
- was irresolute
- was reluctant
- was unwilling
- wavered
- weighed
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