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swerve

[swurv] / swɜrv /


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Ford’s “iconic” swerve: CEO Jim Farley is culling the automaker’s broad lineup of often “boring” models to focus on the “iconic vehicle” business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The views were spectacular, if you had the guts to swerve your eyes from the white-knuckling road.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

But things can just swerve health-wise—well, anytime in life, but especially for octogenarians.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

I want to swerve here to talk about the word that keeps coming to mind when I look at the president’s leadership, and it is “mood.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

Kevin, meanwhile, was someone who swerved—who even relished the swerve.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

There are a number of weird swerves in this generous, if convoluted, offer from your relative.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

We should be so lucky to experience a film that swerves just when we think we’ve made up our minds.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

Riders and drivers took increasingly elaborate swerves to avoid the wince-inducing jolts of a full-on pothole clunk.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Throw in a stricter whistle from referees, who are less inclined to award fouls when Harden swerves out of the way to draw contact, and basketball’s great machine goes haywire.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

The van swerves and turns through narrow streets, green bills flying out the back every time its back doors swing open and closed.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

But an impromptu audition with material from “Othello” suddenly swerved him into the acting profession — where he has done quite well.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

His words have swerved through claims of victory to threats of annihilating Iranian civilisation to support for negotiations.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

And if they couldn’t stick to the center, they did the next best thing and swerved to the shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Critics say the prime minister has swerved from one policy misstep to another during his 22 months at the helm.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

He swerved and nearly put the truck in a ditch two times before he stopped overcorrecting and got the hang of the subtle movements of the steering wheel.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Given his track record as a pop hitmaker, it was reasonable to wonder if Ms. Bridgers might be swerving toward the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

And Alonzo’s Anne and Zach Trent’s Skateboard Fenton, the young lovers swerving around parental obstacles, are a delightful throwback to those gaga California kids from the age of “Gidget.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

More than 10 goals have been scored from outside the penalty area, not to mention tap-ins after keepers have fumbled swerving shots.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Images circulating on social media showed the truck performing a wheelie before swerving off the track and crashing into the barriers separating the public from the track.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

The icy swirl poured through her; Sierra slapped her right hand against the eyes, and they sprang to life, each set swerving across the pavement into the night.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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