swipe
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At Lord's, following a swipe to get off the mark with a boundary edged over the slips, Lawrence showed bravery, determination and invention.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Little slows down a decision to spend, which comes with one swipe and no additional confirmation or checkout screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A second wave of AI matchmaking startups—including Amata, Known and the forthcoming venture from Hinge founder Justin McLeod—is taking aim at customer swipe fatigue, Molly Reinmann writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Presentations should not turn into self-representations," he wrote, in a thinly veiled swipe at Federov's long, detailed news conference last week.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
He scooped the ball up with one swipe of his lucky mitt and ran back to first base, but it was too late.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
This update incentivized lengthy carousels of multi-image posts, especially with some educational content attached that encourages viewer engagement via swipes or saves.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
"You've only got a few seconds before someone swipes past the message you're trying to deliver".
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
In that ad campaign, Kalshi took swipes at its competitor Polymarket, pointing out that Kalshi is a U.S.-regulated exchange, while most of Polymarket’s trading happens offshore.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Reed was nothing if not consistent in his swipes at acclaimed actors and directors alike — the newer the acclaim, the more likely the criticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
His hands are dirty, and he swipes away long cords of black hair spilling in front of his eyes with his forearm.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
He swiped through the leg side, including a massive six into the Hollies Stand, for his second half-century in Test cricket.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
That means money flows to the airlines every time one of their affiliated cards is swiped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Records indicate that the four-bedroom beach house was swiped off the market in June, having undergone a $550,000 price cut the previous month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Shredded rotisserie chicken, swiped with Boursin and tucked into the puff pastry you “always keep in the freezer” in case someone drops by with Champagne?
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Aru swiped the bow and arrow from the ground and took off running.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
"People are realising constant swiping isn't actually leading to real-world dates, which only heightens dating fatigue," said Ryan.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
You’d assume that the interface—which some people describe as what you’d get if eBay and TikTok had a child—would attract younger users, who grew up in this parasocial, digital petri dish of swiping and typing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Artificial-intelligence startups are launching AI-trained matchmakers to offer streamlined dating options to users tired of swiping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
In 2016, Kobliha was swiping through Facebook when a video stopped her scroll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Here,” he says, swiping through before handing it to me.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
