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swing

[swing] / swɪŋ /




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It was a swing from a $1.1 billion net loss in the prior year’s third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

If a spike in reverse swing does come, teams may have to get their scoring done earlier than previously.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

EchoStar, a satellite-technology company, is expected to swing to a 17-cent profit per share after it lost $1.06 a year before.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

Then on Thursday, with the Dodgers on the brink of elimination, one swing wiped all that away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“They are turning all residents away, Richard. The problem is the roads. They aren’t passable. And with Emily in full swing, it’s simply too dangerous.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The change has been most significant in England, where the ball is swinging 63% more at the death.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Related: ‘I feel like a loser’: My stock portfolio is swinging wildly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

For Halff, the problem with going quiet about global warming isn’t just the prospect of policies swinging back the other way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But he was stranded there, as Kiké Hernández went down swinging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

He’s walking fast, red in the face, swinging his arms.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The price of a 50-pound bag of onions swung as high as $2.75 before plummeting as low as 10 cents.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Excavators have swung into action, clearing forest and farmland on the southeast coast for the $15 billion construction of Google's largest data centre outside the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

I swung the nose of the CrossWave toward shore and pinned the throttle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Momma Bear opened her mouth wide and swung her head back and forth, low and mean, showing off her huge, sharp teeth.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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