Example Sentences

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Shifting snow conditions across the Arctic have made wolverine tracks harder to detect and document.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Shifting objectives and shadowy activity by vessels making the success of the US operation hard to measure.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Shifting some policy costs from electricity bills to general taxation could lower prices but would place greater strain on public finances.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Shifting leadership, uneven sentiment and potential bottlenecks are part of AI’s maturation process.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Shifting from one hip to the other in his lumbering, elephantine fashion, Ignatius sent waves of flesh rippling beneath the tweed and flannel, waves that broke upon buttons and seams.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole