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“When you see the stats and the improvement in my swing and how hard I’m hitting the ball,” Vargas said, “it makes sense.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

A general-election victory for Mr. El-Sayed in an important swing state would put wind in the sails of the mobilizers as Democrats turn toward 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Whatever he has wanted the ball to do – to swing in or out or to wobble off the seam – it has done.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

He’s clearly not going to be 100% by October, so shut him down and let him swing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“It’s a swing bridge! No need to get your feathers ruffled.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Hitting wonks have long espoused the importance of swinging faster—the concept seems almost obvious—but the idea of prioritizing it burst into the mainstream in 2024 when MLB began publicly releasing bat speed data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Internet users have proven they’ll make a habit of swinging by these fledgling new spaces — if the conversation is interesting enough.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

But that offered few favors for Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” or Gershwin’s “An American in Paris,” where the Bowl has regularly hosted far more idiomatic, swinging performances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

But in Australia, when he got out driving Scott Boland in Perth or swinging at Mitchell Starc in Brisbane, I feared he could waste what he has worked so hard to have.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

I remembered teasing and mischief and strong arms swinging me into the air.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Shein reported a full-year net profit of $2.06 billion last year but recently swung to a $99 million quarterly loss as the United States scrapped an import duty exemption on small packages.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

In the months that followed, Snead swung trades for All-Pro defensive end Von Miller and running back Sony Michel, a former first-rounder, by giving up four more draft picks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Health and wellness influencers have swung the pendulum in the other direction, but that is not the answer either.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

“The pendulum swung the other way to budget versus talent, and there’s a middle ground to be found where you can still have the talent and the budget.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Ten black tentacles swung through the air toward them, dripping water.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell