swipe
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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
Harding, the sports card collector who is facing a divorce, would swipe and bid in live auctions, many of them card breaks, into the early hours of the morning after his family went to sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He then explained that by swiping left, calls are placed in the stack requiring further triage by a nurse or paramedic, but a swipe right means they're in the wait for an ambulance.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Unlike other dating apps, Grindr users don’t swipe through profiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Even though their wipers swipe away the icy layer, it returns as fast as it disappears.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
The Los Angeles metropolitan area and other big California population centers are below the national average in office attendance, according to Kastle Systems, which tracks badge swipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"You've only got a few seconds before someone swipes past the message you're trying to deliver".
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Kastle Systems, a security company that tracks access-card swipes, puts average workplace occupancy across 10 major cities just slightly higher than a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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
I dry my eyes roughly while she swipes delicately at the mascara-smear circles under her eyes.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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
So I swiped him right, and we instantly matched.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
He released a low hiss and swiped at my pen.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
"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
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
Traditional dating apps generally offer free swiping and then upsell users on premium plans with features such as superlikes and unlimited 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
Instead they all influenced each other, sometimes by trade, sometimes by violence, each one developing new techniques, exporting unique goods, and swiping ideas from the others.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
