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- noun Plural form of
shift . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
shift .
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Examples
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At the core lay an election code that marks representative democracy with a \'modified approach\ 'that has led to such things as described and other more subtle appplications -- such as post apportionement precinct shifts "to account for population shifts\'.
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The two sides disagree on the total dollar figure the cuts represent, because Democrats include in their definition shifts of money from certain funds - like transportation weight fees or mental health services - to the general fund, while Republicans count just permanent spending cuts.
Jerry Brown Signs Budget Cuts The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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For a moment, her short, sandy curls catch sparks of sun reflecting off a truck traversing the dirt road in front of her New Mexico home, and her expression shifts from that of an incredulous patient to steely physician.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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For a moment, her short, sandy curls catch sparks of sun reflecting off a truck traversing the dirt road in front of her New Mexico home, and her expression shifts from that of an incredulous patient to steely physician.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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If you use the arrow key frame by frame feature, you can see that the title shifts to CLeVERFIELD!
Cloverfield Trailer 2 Screenshots Dennis 2007
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Thus the term shifts from a rhetorical category to an element in a mystical view of nature.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas REN 1968
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Her expression shifts to friendly confusion, and she bounds off through another door.
The Guardian World News Kira Cochrane 2011
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Moving on from the dual-story issues that comprised the initial arc of "American Vampire," the title shifts locations, the writer shifts characters, and the artist shifts his style.
Comic Book Resources 2010
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Moving on from the dual-story issues that comprised the initial arc of "American Vampire," the title shifts locations, the writer shifts characters, and the artist shifts his style.
Comic Book Resources 2010
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Moving on from the dual-story issues that comprised the initial arc of "American Vampire," the title shifts locations, the writer shifts characters, and the artist shifts his style.
Comic Book Resources 2010
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