seismic shift

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Meaning: (idiomatic)Afundamentalreorientationof astate of affairs.1958,Waldo Frank, "Mexico" inThe Romance of North America(Hardwick Moseley, ed.), Houghton Mifflin,p. 127 (Google snippet view):Theseismic shiftin Mexico began in 1810 with the movement toward independence from Spain.1999December 6, Eamon Phoenix, “Peace Is Breaking Out”, inTime, retrieved19 May 2015:For the republican movement, the acceptance of seats in a "partitionist" Assembly signaled aseismic shiftin historical attitudes since the division of Ireland in 1921.2007December 10, “Most Important of 2007”, inBusinessweek, retrieved19 May 2015:[T]he U.S. could be on the verge of aseismic shift, where it is possible to envision a time when it will no longer be the dominant economic superpower.2011February 5, “The Aging of America”, inNew York Times, retrieved19 May 2015:Baby boomers began turning 65 in January, heralding aseismic shiftin demographics worldwide.

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