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Two of America’s largest tech companies suffered stunning defeats in court this week, sustaining early jolts in what could prove to be a seismic shift in how social media operates amid a new landscape of legal risk.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
But there was a seismic shift in the mind-set and in the approach of the Lebanese government toward Hezbollah.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Before this seismic shift, Netanyahu’s longevity as prime minister was built on a foundation of conflict avoidance.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
The study also took a historical perspective, including a reference to a seismic shift in college football TV rights in the early 1980s.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
But there was a seismic shift in the mind-set and in the approach of the Lebanese government toward Hezbollah.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Before this seismic shift, Netanyahu’s longevity as prime minister was built on a foundation of conflict avoidance.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
The study also took a historical perspective, including a reference to a seismic shift in college football TV rights in the early 1980s.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Seismic shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seismic%20shift. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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