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switch

[swich] / swɪtʃ /




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Morgan Stanley joined Goldman Sachs in a last-minute switch, predicting a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike at the conclusion of the central bank’s two-day meeting on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The inventor of the switch hit, and the most ardent supporter of the IPL before it became mainstream.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Fearing that the surprise visitor might be a “dangle”—someone who pretends to switch sides to gain a foothold in the enemy camp—his hosts were wary at first.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Computer chip and software developer Broadcom purchased the Irvine office compound it rented in the latest example of a well-funded company taking advantage of depressed real estate prices to switch from renter to owner.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Turning from girl to monster to owl was as easy as flicking a switch or shifting between apps on her phone.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

But either way, the math is the same for the surviving spouse who switches from married filing jointly for taxes to filing single, but with the same income as before.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

The researchers made a reconfigurable lamp shade with multistable switches that correspond to different colors of light.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The firm specializes in copper cables used to connect AI servers to networking switches.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

He tried to explain what he was trying to do with his multiple switches of formation and attempted to explain why his side were "miles off it".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Burr’s facile shift in his allegiance, the first in what would be several similarly agile switches during his career, captured Hamilton’s attention and produced his first recorded anti-Burr remarks, questioning Burr’s lack of political principle.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The team also observed weaker interactions between genes and nearby regulatory elements that normally help control whether those genes are switched on or off.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

“The Czech National Bank has switched into a wait-and-see mode, provided conditions allow. As things stand, policymakers should be comfortable keeping rates on hold next Thursday,” ING economists said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

If your company has recently switched providers, log in or call to confirm what’s currently on file.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

When the gas was switched off in March, Zainab was recovering from Achilles surgery and using crutches.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Belet switched Kasusu from one hand to the other, her gaze darting to the big oak door.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

One issue is that the VAR will start working on a check or review immediately, so a broadcaster switching to this feed might do so late and lose the context.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Instead of switching on genes that produce DNA repair proteins, the cells increased the activity of genes that promote cell death.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

Computer simulations suggest that the method could lower switching energy by several orders of magnitude compared with leading memory technologies used or being developed today, including DRAM, STT-MRAM and emerging SOT-MRAM devices.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

Plus, American workers are slamming the brakes on switching jobs, and prediction markets are luring traders away from crypto.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

“Maybe you’ll change your mind in the morning,” he says, switching off my light.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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