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locomoted

verb

past tense of locomote

as in shifted

to change one's position most babies begin to locomote—by crawling—when they are seven to ten months old

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But the relationship has markedly shifted since the two last met five months ago.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
At the same time, trust in conventional health institutions has shifted.

— Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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