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swap

[swop] / swɒp /


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It will ask if you would like to swap days, then handle the changes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

My best friend Paloma and I used to go to the Spring Valley swap meet every Sunday when we were growing up.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The plane swap prompted renewed scrutiny of the Qatar-gifted jet, which the Times reported did not have the same security features as the older jet, including anti-missile defenses.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

In June, his company invited founders, investors and lawyers to gather at the Pearl Box, a Manhattan cocktail bar, to swap stories on startup failures and the struggle to compete with AI giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

That’s when the penny dropped for him: Park had noticed his colleague, Al Frost, announcing credit default swap deals with big Wall Street firms at a new clip.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

They’re getting Kessler on a $130-million, four-year deal after completing a sign-and-trade that sent out a 2031 first-rounder, 2033 first-rounder and first-round pick swaps in 2028 and 2030.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Chicago Mercantile Exchange sued last month, arguing Kalshi’s perpetuals act as swaps and should be blocked from retail traders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

May reckons she has saved about £5,000-£8,000 through swaps in places like Barcelona and the Swiss Alps.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

JPMorgan looked across the maturity curve for these total return swaps and found spreads were in the 95th percentile of the last five years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

For weeks he hounded Bank of America until they agreed to sell him $5 million in credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Hunt was among those to embrace this as well as she swapped out her silver earrings for gold at the European Championships, and wore a tiara after winning her 200m gold on Thursday evening.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Thailand cut excise taxes on imported electric cars and the country’s prime minister recently swapped his Rolls-Royce for a BYD as part of a national push to save energy, according to local news reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

A license plate circulated on chat networks, and agents later swapped it out.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

He and fellow pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards swapped their microphones for oars and took to the Hudson River in New York.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

She bent in dedication to the task even as he swapped their offspring.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Who else sees “Instagzam”? Instagram unveiled its first brand refresh in a decade, swapping its classic cursive wordmark for a hybrid script that is drawing mixed reactions online.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Song, an independent AI developer himself, is one of many swapping the most cutting-edge, bells-and-whistles -- and expensive -- models, like Anthropic's Fable 5, for leaner alternatives like V4 Flash.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Smartwatch swapping: Existing Garmin owners may get the most upside.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Levy told the crowd that he and Gosling spent a lot of their downtime on set daydreaming about Ghost Rider and swapping ideas.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The travelers had a good time swapping stories as they rode.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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