shifts

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When the balance of oral bacteria shifts in the wrong direction, that nitrate to nitric oxide pathway may become less efficient.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The 14th Amendment was adopted after the Civil War in part to establish citizenship protections that could not easily be revoked by political shifts in power.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Dehghani advises that parents look out for shifts in the boundary between themselves and the group that they’re beginning to align with.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

So a rebalancing of the index could lead to massive shifts in those funds’ holdings.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

When I change shifts with the evening workers, he’s leaning against a wooden pole for a telephone wire.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron