switch
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Several experts believe the change will force seniors to switch to Medicare Advantage plans once they are faced with higher premiums or reduced offerings within their plans.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
One mutual-fund manager’s reaction: “If people start believing this random-walk garbage and switch to index funds, a lot of $80,000-a-year portfolio managers and analysts will be replaced by $16,000-a-year computer clerks. It just can’t happen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A switch to Danish Superliga club AaB followed in January 2022, but he was on the move again a year later, this time to Stabaek, who had just been promoted to the Norwegian Eliteserien.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
To study the process, the researchers developed a mouse model in which they could switch off the lamin A/C gene specifically in adipocytes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Then they’d switch to human form and go about their business unnoticed.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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The brief says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplaces, canceled 250,000 unauthorized enrollments and identified 200,000 unauthorized plan switches in 2025.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
But, equally, there is believed to be a consensus among certain players that Tuchel's tactical switches and substitutions exacerbated their defensive retreat.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
If oil and gas become much more expensive, countries can switch to using more coal, nuclear and green sources like wind and sun, but these switches take time and are very expensive.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
In laboratory experiments using rat neurons, blocking these switches reduced markers associated with karyoptosis.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Dividing the dog watch that way switches the hours of the watches for the next twenty-four, so that the same men don’t stand two watches every night.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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The focus switched to Evans on the final day of competition with two chances of medals.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
EssilorLuxottica's share price took a hit after releasing its first quarter results, with analysts saying investors had switched from seeing AI eyeglasses as an opportunity to a risk.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Aquila Power Catamarans switched from four motors to two to propel some of its boats, saving space on the back end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Since bringing the festival back last year to celebrate its 30-year anniversary, he’s switched his mode of transport from buses to planes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Under the table, where he no doubt thought he would not be seen, Beowulf quickly switched his shoes around to the correct feet.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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James has changed teams three times before, but the circumstances are far different than when he was a superstar in his prime reshaping the league by switching his zip code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Many clinics remain understaffed, and vets are switching to lower-cost generic prescriptions, the analysts found.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The chain has recently come under fire for switching up the ordering system for its in-seat food service, forcing patrons to pull out their phones during a movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Rather than waiting for cancer to return after an initial treatment, the researchers propose switching to another therapy while the tumor is still shrinking.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
He ducked his head and ran, not switching on any light, or taking more than a single deep breath, until he was in his room, and burrowing his whole body far down beneath the bedclothes.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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