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Walker added Cricket was well-known for "keeping his act clean" in a time where some of the clubs would not have allowed any type of crude language or swear words.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

To start things off, here are three personal-finance principles that I’ve come to swear by through my own wins and losses.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

"I swear ... that I will faithfully carry out the duties of president of the republic," Peru's ninth president in a decade stated before Congress.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The agents on the scene attest to one set of facts; some witnesses swear the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

He couldn’t swear which direction they had rolled on the ground, or how far he had crawled, trying to find protection under the fallen tree.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Viking, the world’s largest river cruise operator with more than 90 river ships and priority access to over 100 docking locations, swears it’s staying the course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

He swears by the practice, saying it’s kept his bowel movements regular and his emotional state at an equilibrium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Oh, I have a friend who does that,” “Oh, my cousin swears by it,” I began hearing from people as soon as I started looking for interviewees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He's also invested in an AI-powered electrical bed cover that cools down or heats up based on your body temperature, that he swears by for improving sleep.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

The powder-blue walls that my mom swears one day we’re going to repaint.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

And they waxed wroth against the High Priestess and said, Didst thou not sware, even unto seven times, that thou wouldst not call a snap election?

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2017

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, "As the Lord liveth, he shall not be put to death."

From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Theodore Gerald Soares

"It is an old proverb and a true, I sware by the roode, It is an il wind that blows no man to good."

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme

And I sware to him an oath that it should be as he said.”

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison

To wrong the bonny lassie    I sware ’t would be a sin; So I knelt down by the watter    To dip my helmet in.

From Random Rhymes and Rambles by William Aldis Wright

Adams swore to the end that he was “one of the most honorable, decent cops I have ever met,” and she had met--and tested--a lot of cops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Whenever the tone of the film tilts toward the overly reverent, Waters comes in with a bit of wisecracking, truthtelling remembrance: Oliver chain-smoked, swore, was stubborn, walked in the forest “like a crazy person.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

But in doing so, the court swore up and down that its Louisiana decision did not overrule Allen v.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

The 23 senators present donned maroon velvet robes Monday and swore to "do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws of the Philippines" at the trial.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

They swore on their weapons, and they swore on Draupnir, Odin’s golden arm-ring, and they swore on Gungnir, Odin’s spear, and an oath sworn on Gungnir was unbreakable.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

On Saturday, just a day after the was sworn into office, two explosive devices went off.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

President Abelardo de la Esperiella, sworn into the job just three days ago, declared a state of emergency and vowed that Colombia would "move forward together."

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Hochman said the sheer volume of recordings, and the fact that Flores is a sworn law enforcement officer, played a role in the decision to file felony charges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

“He’s a sworn peace officer. Your boss is a peace officer. That’s like the highest level of trust, so to find this out, it hurts. It’s painful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

He was my competition, which probably made him my sworn enemy or something.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Kito showed Becerra a picture of the then-congressman swearing him in as a neighborhood council president more than a decade ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The decision by Wetherspoons follows a stricter, longstanding policy from rival pub chain Sam Smiths which bans no phone or tech use of any kind, in addition to a ban on swearing.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

He whined that the singers who pulled out of the state fair are “Third Rate” and promised he would simply headline the event, swearing he is greater than Elvis, even “without a guitar.”

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

Powell’s swearing in coincided with a 4.10% drop on Feb. 5, 2018 came during the so-called “Volmageddon,” a sudden implosion in volatility-linked investments.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Nobody answered, and I was scared Mother would start swearing about the King again, or crying.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver