shifted

Example Sentences

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The bond market and the Fed have shifted over the past six months from entertaining rate cuts to debating rate increases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The largest technology companies — the same hyperscalers whose capex guidance underpins Nvidia’s forward revenue estimates — have shifted from returning capital to their shareholders to competing for it in the debt markets.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Having initially insisted a digital "Britcard" would be mandatory and help to tackle illegal working, the government has now shifted to introducing non-compulsory digital ID.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

As the U.S. shifted into services over the past couple of decades, Japan preserved its manufacturing infrastructure, sometimes sticking with unprofitable operations.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Meanwhile, another nightmarish battle, raging since the beginning of July, had shifted the center of action on the Western Front from Verdun to the Somme River.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman