seismic shift

noun

: a great change
The discovery caused a seismic shift in public attitudes.

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But hardly the seismic shift required to contend in the modern Western Conference. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 The year 1772 marked a seismic shift from international order to disorder, much as 2022 now seems to betoken the start of a more unstable and dangerous era of international relations. David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026 Over the past decade, a quiet but seismic shift has taken place in private markets. Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Roku founder Anthony Wood had initially worked within Netflix in the early 2000s as that company attempted to make the seismic shift from renting DVDs, to streaming. Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for seismic shift

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“Seismic shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seismic%20shift. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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