shifted
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But as the conflict has worn on, and Tehran has asserted control it didn’t have before over global energy flows in the strait, his priorities appear to have shifted.
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
He shuffled, shifted his weight, and the ground disappeared out from under him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The one that Cassiopeia had been riding dropped into a crouch and shifted its weight onto its hindquarters, as if to pounce.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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