Shift key not working for some letters

Hello!
i just got a new MacBook and just figured out that certain that the left shift key doesn't work for the top row of letters. That is q,w,e,r,t,y,u,i,o. The right bracket doesn't work with either shift key.
After reading about the possible influence of Sound, I looked there and didn't see any conflicts.
Is my only solution Apple? Or is there something else I can try?
Thanks.

yeah, the same thing is happening with me, but this time only with Shift + s.

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