The discovery caused a seismic shift in public attitudes.
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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 Anthropic is part of the seismic shift that has developed that massive wave.—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seismic shift