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shifted

  • past participle of shift.
  • past tense form of shift.

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The company said order intake fell 1% in the second quarter on a comparable basis after some large orders in North America shifted to the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

In a separate incident, two Cal Fire firefighters were injured when a rock became loose and shifted, Castillo said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Brain regions that had not been communicating properly shifted toward more typical patterns.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Over the years, the S&P 500 and the cross-currency basis swap have moved in lockstep on multiple occasions, with periods of strong hedging demand coinciding with falling U.S. equity prices as liquidity shifted.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

He shifted further along, dropping the thin gold twigs down to Mal’s waiting hands.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell