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[swop] / swɒp /


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When he was finally set free two years ago as part of an extraordinary multi-country prisoner swap, it took him almost as long to heal.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

After my release in a prisoner swap a month later, in August 2024, several Kremlin officials passed word to me through mutual contacts that they had worried about me while I was in prison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Which weeds are safe to eat and how to boil them has become a topic of discussion on local Telegram messaging chats, along with calls between residents to sell, swap or share pieces of food.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The strategists added that wider swap spreads and increasing bid-to-cover Treasury ratios continue to indicate strong demand for U.S. government bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

I change into a pair of shorts and swap my red winter jacket for a freshly laundered sweatshirt.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

But he said that hedging from dollars into euros only swaps one fiat currency for another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Furthermore, the cost of insuring high-yield debt in the technology sector, via credit-default swaps, is back at levels from the spring, while investment-grade tech CDS are at their highest since 2023, he notes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Lakers sent two unprotected first-round picks and two first-round pick swaps to the Jazz for Kessler and then signed him to a four-year, $130-million contract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Overnight index swaps are pricing in a 66% chance of another 25 basis point hike by the year’s end and a 41% chance of a second follow-up move by March 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Now he was face-to-face with the actual human being on the other side of his credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

A manager suggested her equipment might be malfunctioning or needed to be recalibrated, cleaned or swapped out, but she insisted on filing a report, Dixon said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Anas Sarwar fell well short of his goal to become First Minister of Scotland, and swapped Holyrood for the House of Lords shortly afterwards.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

It was based on the profile picture of the couple’s shared Facebook account, but Walters had swapped out palm trees for three Christian crosses and the American flag rippling in the breeze.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Last week, Burke swapped his high-powered legal team for representation from the Los Angeles County public defender’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

She laid out a one to give to Agnes, then reluctantly swapped it for a five.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

Chinese EV maker NIO raised some cash by selling part of its battery swapping business to Geely.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The decision to sell came years after Seyfried and Sadoski made a major lifestyle change, swapping Los Angeles for a quieter existence on their sprawling farm in upstate New York.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

About two years into the job, he began swapping annual flower beds for drought-tolerant succulents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Goldsmith said he phoned the French company’s leadership to make sure they didn’t feel blindsided, and pitched the idea of swapping their majority stake in Warp Drive for some of RevMed’s equity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Audrey laughed, and if I closed my eyes, I could imagine Jesse was with us, swapping stories and cracking up at our lame jokes.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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