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switch

[swich] / swɪtʃ /




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A £2m fund has been launched to help businesses switch their vehicles to greener vehicles, Bradford Council has announced.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Gas prices rose by a hotter 27.8%, though that was moderated in September by the switch to the less expensive winter blend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

For example, if scientists want to know whether a particular group of nerve cells is involved in memory, sleep, sensation or movement, say, they can switch those cells on with light and see what happens.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

At the end of the day, I am a realist; anything can flip a person’s switch from off to blackout rage.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Some kind of good cop, bad cop switch up to get him to say things he shouldn’t.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

After defeat in Leeds, McCullum asked his players to "think" about what the changes may mean for their own plans, suggesting tactical switches may follow.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Arista, which supplies the high-speed networking switches and software that link chips together, has secured major customers in both Google and Anthropic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Increased activity in this pathway switches on a family of proteins called PPARs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

By popular demand, the capacitive switches on the Roma’s steering wheel have been replaced with tactile buttons and controllers—including, Ferrari says, the return of the iconic Start button.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

She switches to English, her voice calm and commanding.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Put simply, she says, a woman suffering from REDs has her periods "switched off".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Days later, in a different cage, they switched those cells on with light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Former PepsiCo-owned chain switched sides after a secret showdown, replete with taste tests and discussions over strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Under Prigozhin, Wagner has swelled its ranks with captured Central African rebels, men who switched allegiances and are widely known as “Black Russians.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I turned back to my work, made a check mark on my paper, and at full voice, began singing a tango that my mama switched off every time it came on the radio.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

After weeks of selling in long-dated Treasurys, during which yields jumped above 5%, investors were aggressively switching course and flocking back to bonds — testing whether yields can now stay below that psychologically important threshold.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The video, which has also been shared widely on social media, shows him speaking in Tamil and then switching to English to say "I'm very sorry" to his parents, sister, friends and followers.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

For Kesic, switching to direct audience support was easier because of his decades-long profile but he worries about other journalists who may face pressure.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Journal analysis also examined the weekly therapy hours of patients before and after switching to or from large private-equity-backed providers to determine whether the large providers delivered different amounts of treatment hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Mrs. Branson paused, switching Sabrina to the opposite arm.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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