shift
verb (used with object)
to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange.
have shifted
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present perfectof shift.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Krinsky pointed to the 213 trading days since the New York Stock Exchange registered an 80% or more downside volume day — likely because investors have shifted to and from sectors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The pictures, reprinted here, reveal that as nutritional trends have shifted, cereal companies have adjusted their packaging in response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
To be true, the economics of Russian oil have shifted.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Trust between the sides is low, and there is no sign that Moscow or Kyiv have shifted their positions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Then, I guess the wind must have shifted and brought him the bull’s scent; and evidently that scent told him for certain what I was only beginning to suspect.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
