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All of these attendees were following the example set by those at the top: looking out for themselves and trying to swell their own stash.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

The material is then treated with a mild solvent, which interacts with those fragments and causes the polymer to swell.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The coast is dangerous this week because high tides — which peak in the evening — are coinciding with a southerly swell, Black said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Now the parade is well under way, and the swell of sound is all around us in the form of booming sound systems passing by on huge trucks, as well as dancers and steelpan groups.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

They ducked together, both looking up and watching the tornado of sparkly letters swell like a swarm.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Nonstop swells combined with a “super” El Niño phenomenon have washed away truckloads of sand from Newport Beach and other parts of the California coast, exposing hazards buried a century ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Now, while the town's year-round residents number fewer than 1,000, that number swells up to 80,000 each September as revellers descend upon Lisdoonvarna from around the world.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

As backlash swells against artificial-intelligence companies, the CEO of OpenAI says he won’t be testing the public markets this year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026

"There were some pretty significant surf and swells across area in the last several days," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Finally, at ten o’clock at night, the barge moved out to sea, the swells getting larger and larger.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Imports swelled 28.2 percent, which was faster than July's 27.5 percent but less than the 31.0 percent estimated in the Bloomberg survey.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

That’s 28 miles as the crow flies, but our route, with a detour for lunch in Cuyama, swelled the journey to more than 100 miles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Two days later, the Dikhow and Mitong spilled into surrounding areas as the Brahmaputra and its tributaries swelled rapidly.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

After a string of prescient stock picks, including memory-chip makers SK Hynix and Sandisk, his assets under management swelled, placing the firm among the fastest-growing hedge funds in years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

A salivary gland in front of Garfield's right ear swelled.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Increasing the sugar concentration in the solution surrounding the axons made the swollen regions smaller.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

But traders add that there are a number of other factors pushing yields higher, such a solid labor market, swollen U.S. budget deficits and a deluge of tech-company debt issuance competing for investors’ cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Vela Gonzalez complained for weeks of stomach pain and his legs were only getting more swollen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

She told a local coordinator she believed the 37th image -- showing the pale, swollen face of a man lying on a pebbled riverbed -- was her childhood best friend.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Bliss’s infected finger became so swollen and sore that he had to keep his arm in a sling.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

However, he bowled just 11 overs before suffering swelling in the same left knee and subsequently flew home for treatment.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The hiker crawled through the night, down the remainder of Avalanche Gulch to Horse Camp Cabin, at one point removing his boots due to painful swelling, the agency said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mulberry also pointed to Dell’s own recent earnings report, which showed its AI server business reaching $60.9 billion in orders and the company’s backlog swelling to $95 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

In recent years, prices for these keys have shot up thanks to wealthy buyers—seemingly undeterred by the threat of erosion—clamoring for privacy and convenience amid the island’s swelling popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

But you can’t bring down the swelling of despair with a bag of frozen peas and a Tylenol.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti