shifter
AmericanEtymology
Origin of shifter
Example Sentences
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“It puts the region on edge,” said Michael Shifter, a scholar at Washington policy group the Inter-American Dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
"It was hard for me to believe, because there was such an overwhelming case against Hernández," said Michael Shifter, an adjunct professor at the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
“Migration trumps everything else,” said Michael Shifter, a former president of Inter-American Dialogue in Washington.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024
“This is definitely not a ‘change’ election as many others have recently been in Latin America,” said Michael Shifter, a senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based research organization.
From New York Times • May 19, 2024
“If ole Shifter Jones drunk a cup o’ tea it’d be in all the paipers nex’ mornin’, it would.
From Cupid in Africa by Wren, P. C.
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