shift
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People line up and turn toward one another in pairs to salsa dance, then shift to breakdancing, spinning on their heads and flipping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But this may shift, and so Goldman has run a screen for companies currently deemed most likely to benefit from AI adoption, with a particular focus on how the technology may reduce labor costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
"At that scale, the electrons in graphene shift slightly toward one side, creating two opposite electrical sides like the ends of a tiny battery."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
That has helped shift the landscape of the “collector” scene beyond the baby boomers to what Gen Xers and millennials grew up idolizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I open a drawer and shift through its contents.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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That shifts attention toward other characteristics that may have helped ants, bees and wasps repeatedly evolve highly cooperative colonies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The Gen Z era” shifts the focus to the world surrounding them.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“It’s a very traditional Democrat versus Republican split,” DiCamillo said, adding that it would be surprising to see major shifts in the numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
At the upper end of its estimate, about £1.2bn in costs would come from businesses who are forced to pay workers compensation for cancelled shifts.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
While she’s talking, Mrs. Pritchett’s face shifts from tired to amused to possibly intrigued.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Their family fortunes shifted when his older brothers got jobs—one joined the Indian Navy and another the army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Rather, he says expectations of male beauty have shifted.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The investment firm shifted away from some of the market’s biggest semiconductor winners in the second quarter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
That has shifted in recent years, however, with doctors noticing the summer spikes were starting to get larger than their winter counterparts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The clouds broke up into horsetails, the wind shifted to the east, and a heavy wind struck us.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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And Gidney says shifting to T20 would not be something investors would necessarily even want.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The governor's office said shifting winds had complicated firefighters' efforts but that "the defensive line protecting evacuated areas is holding".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The franchise fled further and further from coastal cultural centers, shifting from the “Real World” of New York City and Chicago to the air-conditioned enclaves of New Jersey and the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
GDP surged 1.5% quarter-on-quarter, reflecting the country’s relative insulation from the energy-price shock and the uncertainty caused by shifting U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The fireplace is roaring with wood crackling, logs shifting and bursting with yellow-red flames.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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