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  • present participle of shift.

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ADJECTIVE
ranging
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Depending on your income or wealth, this might involve shifting more of your investments to bonds and cash equivalents.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

As a result, cells lose what scientists call metabolic plasticity, their ability to rapidly adapt to shifting energy demands.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Pushkar Raj Sabharwal's comments to the BBC come months after he rejected some media reports that suggested investigators were shifting focus to his son, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the senior pilot in the cockpit.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Smucker projected a 3% to 4% net sales decline for fiscal 2027, shifting from price increases to volume growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It was hard for Natalie to stand, to keep her feet planted in the shifting water, but she braced her legs and held her mother up as she coughed and spat and retched.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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