shift
Example Sentences
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By shifting the goal post, there will be a greater focus on policy implementation, driving up consumer spending, and stemming the deflationary forces that have been pervading the economy, Green says.
From Barron's
By shifting the goal post, there will be a greater focus on policy implementation, driving up consumer spending, and stemming the deflationary forces that have been pervading the economy, Green says.
From Barron's
But dismissing pingti as purely economically driven misses the cultural shift.
From Barron's
The researchers also uncovered how this shift unfolds in real time.
From Science Daily
Some have waded through turgid Communist Party documents in search of subtle shifts in tone and vocabulary.
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