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swain

[sweyn] / sweɪn /


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“It’s six lousy minutes on the mat, if that,” Swain insists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Protagonist Louden Swain, a high-school senior, can’t fathom why Elmo, an older and impecunious cook at the hotel where they’re both employed, is missing work to watch him wrestle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“This is effectively a full-on summer heatwave in March,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist, wrote on X.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

As forecasters expect above-average temperatures for the next several weeks, Swain said, snowpack losses are likely to continue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Then I tell her I have to go—I can’t skip school today, because Sallie Swain has a big cross-country meet, and it wouldn’t be fair for her to miss it.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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