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swallow

[swol-oh] / ˈswɒl oʊ /


VERB
believe without much thought
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When cells lacked this tethering protein, or lacked the specific region that attaches it to the skeleton, they could no longer swallow dead cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

The lack of pay increases are a tough pill to swallow for many Americans, especially lower- and middle-income households struggling with higher energy and living costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The collapse was said to swallow up much of the home's driveway, and left broken asphalt, concrete and construction debris inside the hole.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

For locals who want, or need, a car, the high prices are getting tough to swallow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I was so scared I had to swallow four or five times before any words came out.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

In “Rare Bird” a woman in 18th-century England finds pleasure in the company of a new friend, who helps her test a claim from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus that swallows hibernate underwater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

When a mosquito takes a blood meal, it also swallows any viruses or parasites living in its host’s blood.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

It takes place within an open-air arena which not only resembles a giant bird nest but is also actually being used as one - swallows moved into the rafters within days of its completion.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

As she ate she drank a glass of water to help wash down the swallows.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

How brutally ironic that “Digger” is Warner Bros.’ last film before being swallowed by Paramount–Skydance.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

You feel bad for the children involved, unless they’ve swallowed their own PR.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

About 66 million years ago, a large dinosaur, possibly a T. rex or Nanotyrannus, swallowed a bird.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

"I have swallowed more dust than bread," he said in his living room, as he showed the stoma bag he now has to use.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

I swallowed hard, wiping at my eyes with the backs of my hands.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

In that sense, blindly swallowing AI’s positive hype can be as dangerous as its alleged existential risks.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The question is whether a decline in overall sales is worth swallowing if it means selling a higher share of goods at full price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

They produced electrical signals known as action potentials and made proteins associated with specific regions of the hindbrain that control facial and swallowing muscles.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Along the disused line from Woljeong-ri towards Baengmagoji station to the south -- the section to be restored under the peace project -- vegetation crowds both sides of the tracks, nearly swallowing a stone wall.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

They killed their prey by trapping it in their coils and suffocating it before swallowing it whole.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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