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switch

[swich] / swɪtʃ /




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The open-enrollment period between October and December allows beneficiaries to switch between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage, or vice versa.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

"At the start it was like a switch going off in my brain where I just didn't think about food and could make really healthy choices," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

A self-replicating AI worm would be hard to stamp out, because there would be no central switch to turn off, Anthropic said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Amazon is in talks to buy Decart, an AI software startup that helps developers switch between AI chips, the Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

He reached for the wall switch, but I put my hand over it.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

BCAAs are popular because it’s believed the leucine they contain switches on protein synthesis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 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

Meiqian Kuang switches seamlessly between Mandarin and English as she teaches her transitional kindergarten students at Hillcrest Elementary in Monterey Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The company is proposing an architecture to replace the traditional electronic network switches that control communications between servers with all optical devices.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The slap of our sneakers switches to thuds when we start the dirt course, and two long-limbed track runners with Hempstead College singlets gallop by.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

So why has Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity research at RBC Capital Markets, switched horses as the markets enter the fourth quarter?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Raman has also switched sides on some less incendiary topics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Richardson switched allegiance from Australia to Britain after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where he won two silver medals and a bronze.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

When he launched the app on his phone for the webcam outside his coop, he was alarmed to see that its language had been switched to Arabic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

“The AFP switched the crown about three years ago. It’s not something Dr. Cooper would notice, but then again she’s never been arrested.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

But some Medicare Advantage plans are increasing copays for specialists or switching to coinsurance, which means you pay a share of the total cost, rather than a flat amount.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The few carousel companies that survived the Depression largely did so by switching to a cheaper, mass-produced product, such as transitioning from wood to aluminum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Participation has boomed in Australia and scores of athletes are switching from Australian rules football, netball and rugby, while the American team has recruited basketball players.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In other words, switching jobs doesn’t pay off for those workers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

She thought of switching to her left hand, but because she was right-handed she was afraid she might spill the sauce with her left hand, which could enrage Count Olaf again.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket


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