shifted

Example Sentences

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It shifted hundreds of ATF agents to immigration work.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

"Within days, however, Iran had shifted to smaller, more precisely targeted salvos, conserving remaining missiles and drones for specific high-value targets and concentrating fire where even near-misses cause significant damage."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But in 2025, they said, expectations shifted to a longer recovery trajectory.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

A painter who early on shifted into conceptual provocation with his ‘Readymades’—including, infamously, a urinal—the French artist gets his first retrospective in the U.S. in more than 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Then, when I didn’t move, her confusion shifted into irritation, an expression I knew so well.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows