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shift

 
/ʃɪft/ n [C] (MOVE OR CHANGE)

Definition

a change in position or direction: There’s been a substantial shift in doctors’ methods.
(Definition of shift n (MOVE OR CHANGE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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