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shifts

  • plural
    of shift.
    shift
    verb (used with object)
    to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange.
  • present tense form
    of shift (3rd person singular).
    shift
    verb (used with object)
    to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange.

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When their flight is delayed, and then delayed again, frustration shifts from the departure boards to the fault lines between them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“We have long believed that the structural shifts in trade, investment and wealth creation would create significant opportunities,” Chief Executive Bill Winters said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

And so the nurses were absent from the area’s many nursing homes, and the third shifts at the auto parts manufacturing plants had basically gone dark.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

They expect demand to remain “solid” with shifts in retirement-asset allocation in favor of equities being partially offset by higher interest rates and by disruption related to artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Workers had been sleeping at the plant, cycling in and out of the control rooms and repair teams in shifts.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland