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shift

[shift] / ʃɪft /


NOUN
time served doing work
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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And earlier this month, HSBC’s Frank Lee double-upgraded the stock to buy from reduce, citing his enthusiasm around the expected business shift.

From MarketWatch

This demographic stands at the forefront of the broader shift toward therapeutic language, in which emotional experience is elevated, validated and often treated as a kind of truth in itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

A sustained price spike risks reviving inflation and potentially pressuring the Federal Reserve to shift to hiking interest rates for the first time since 2023.

From MarketWatch

But in a major shift in policy, all federations will now be expected to follow suit.

From BBC

That combination would mark a shift from recent policy.

From Barron's