swim
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The taste of seawater drying on skin after a swim.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
If the state doesn’t act, Bothwell said, “our waterways will never be safe to fish or swim in, particularly Southern California beaches.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“I have good watches, but I swim, and I find that the cheaper watches are better.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Ben Glen, who was afraid of water and could not swim, died in the River Nith in Dumfries at the end of April - eight days after his 18th birthday.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“That’s cool. I swim the fly too. Or, I mean, I used to. Before I tore my rotator cuff.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing swim
Words with Two Past-Tense Forms That Creeped (or Crept) into English
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Words to Know and Academic Words, Unit 6
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