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swimming

[swim-ing] / ˈswɪm ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
existing in liquid
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NOUN
water sport
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Lee's message to anyone thinking of swimming in open water is "don't do it because it is so dangerous".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yet scientists have had little direct evidence showing just how far a shark swimming freely in the ocean can hear, or whether it can tell where a distant sound originated.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

There was a "luxury car parking area" on the grounds, according to ombudsman official Syafrida Rachmawati Rasahan, as well as a swimming pool and a gym.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The swimming pool retailer is expected to hand control to its lenders after struggling under a heavy debt load and declining sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“I wish I’d gone to swimming lessons instead of writing stories about fish!”

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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