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The phrase "a damaging shift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a change that has negative consequences or effects in a particular context.
Example: "The recent policy changes have led to a damaging shift in public opinion regarding the government's effectiveness."
Alternatives: "a harmful change" or "a detrimental transition".
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OSLO, March 24 (Reuters) - Climate change is likely to make reef-building stony corals lose out to softer cousins in a damaging shift for many types of fish that use reefs as hideaways and nurseries for their young, a study showed.
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But this means that for his clients, a damaging newspaper article can be all but impossible to shift to page two.
It will lose the votes of moderates, who fear a damaging stand-off with Madrid, and of convinced separatists, who are shifting to ERC.
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Grief is such a damaging thing.
This is a damaging prejudice.
The wider picture remains a damaging one.
Britain has a damaging history of denial.
This has created a damaging credibility problem".
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