How to Use seismic shift in a Sentence
seismic shift
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All of that took a backseat this week to a seismic shift in the Star Wars galaxy.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2023
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But as is always the case in fashion, there was a seismic shift.
—Ashley W. Simpson, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
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His endorsement though has yet to result in a seismic shift in the race.
—Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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But adding a whole new era would be the most seismic shift yet, and all eyes were on the City of Light to see if and how the singer-songwriter did it.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 9 May 2024
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Africa’s youthful tide will most likely drive the next seismic shift.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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But a seismic shift in how the platform is perceived has occurred.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023
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That was such a seismic shift in the game, the song’s title became a verb that’s still used 20-something years later.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 14 May 2024
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Still, many acknowledge the new rules could be a seismic shift for the industry.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
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Chasing ghosts In the more than four decades since Augie’s murder, the Third Ward has undergone a seismic shift.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
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But in just the past few years, the field has undergone another seismic shift.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2024
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Ten years ago, Venezuela underwent a seismic shift with the death of President Hugo Chávez.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2023
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Hayward is still with us and opened the door to tell the story of the time her bohemian, chaotic Hollywood home played host to a seismic shift in three art forms at once.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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Many readers will identify with the seismic shift that has occurred in their story, and in the sense of a distinct before-and-after.
—Maggie Smith, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
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That was a moment of transition, a truly seismic shift.
—Jennifer E. Mabry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
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Kanye West’s style regression feels like a seismic shift in the global streetwear industry.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 Dec. 2023
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The entire sport was reshaped in a flurry of moves last week, and the once-iconic Pac-12 conference was swallowed up by the seismic shift of allegiances.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
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The United States workforce is in the midst of a seismic shift, as remote and hybrid work styles have impacted office culture.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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The change could mark a potentially seismic shift for the PC storefront because now that self-publishing is available, a lot more games may show up on the store.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 9 Mar. 2023
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Mexi-go As the world embarks on a seismic shift to electric vehicles, Mexico is primed to reap the benefits.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2023
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In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the surge in AI adoption created a seismic shift in operational strategies.
—Amal Ps, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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This is already being attributed to a seismic shift in the industry.
—Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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The reason that Methodist had considered Waite at all was due to a seismic shift disrupting the field of liver transplantation.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2023
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The maps drawn by the redistricting commission helped catalyze a seismic shift in power in Lansing.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2022
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At this point, only a seismic shift in the political landscape could set Russia on a different path.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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His decision marks a seismic shift in a stalemate that until now revolved around months of theatrics and gamesmanship.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2023
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Engagement with the Russians following the summit had barely begun when there was a seismic shift.
—John J. Sullivan, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
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This trend suggests a seismic shift towards a greater awareness of sleep in the general population.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
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That latter development was a seismic shift that removed the guardrails from the global economy.
—Rana Foroohar, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2022
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Right now, all of this is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X processors, marking a seismic shift in laptop land.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 21 May 2024
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Fast forward to July 1984, and the political arena was about to witness a seismic shift that would reverberate across the nation.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
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