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swing

[swing] / swɪŋ /




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But Ossoff, who’s running for reelection in a swing state that Trump won twice, is a deliberate and relentlessly on-message communicator—sometimes to the point of looking and sounding a little scripted.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

After missing the majority of the clay-court swing and the entire grass season with his wrist injury, Alcaraz made a cautious return to training in July.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The crowd, which leaned younger in part because the event allowed attendees 18 and older, trickled in around 7 p.m., and by 9 p.m., the party was in full swing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Despite the scale of the tragedy, Woro is coming back to life, a resident Isah Mogaji told AFP, with the village market in full swing.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Some play-fight with sticks or climb on broken-down swing sets.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

Where had this man gotten the impression that I enjoyed dancing, my nervous foot swinging under the table?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

AXT reported second-quarter revenue of $47.6 million on July 30, up 165% — swinging to a profit while seeing gross margins dramatically expand.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.5% after swinging between mild gains and losses throughout the trading day.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

He was slowly trotting after us, swinging his head from side to side.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

“There were certain acts that just filled the house and certain ones that didn’t,” says the park’s president, Tyler Carter, adding that early performances swung drastically from hip-hop to Christian rock entertainers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

He threw three straight curveballs to Carrigg, bouncing the first and last in the dirt, and Carrigg swung at all three.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The payments company tempered its outlook for the year, even as it swung to a profit and logged higher revenue in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

"The train swung wildly for around 10 seconds, like it was about to tilt over," Jon Young told the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Christopher swung out a hand above the waves: in it, tightly clutched, was the vial.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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