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switch

[swich] / swɪtʃ /




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Nasdaq has landed some of the NYSE’s listings too, including Hilton Worldwide, which on Tuesday said it was making the switch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

They finish each other’s sentences and switch up their Google Meet backgrounds, cracking up as an awkward graduation portrait pops up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

It was a popular venue for F1 but the promoter decided to switch to IndyCars from 1984.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

It has become a powerful research tool because scientists can use it to switch specific groups of nerve cells on and off and see what happens.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

He adjusted the choke and pushed the ignition switch again.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The automaker doesn’t just name new cars, but everything from buildings on its properties to new buttons and switches inside its latest models, Hauman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Once activated, the switches produce electrical pulses lasting only a few picoseconds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 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

She doesn’t respond, but when the light turns green, she switches the blinker from left to right.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Light can be aimed at a very small part of the brain and switched on and off extremely quickly.

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

Bookings dropped significantly after he switched to longer stays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

And we’d switched Sir Fig Newton to wet diabetic food.

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

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

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

“Pepsi! Sorry to learn that KFC is switching to Coke. I like my Pepsi with a chunky peanut butter sandwich on whole grain bread.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Cooper-Lesadd was elected as a Member of the Senedd for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg in May as a Reform UK member before switching to Plaid Cymru in September.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Would you mind going to the acupuncturist on Tuesday instead of Wednesday? Since Wednesday’s the day before Thanksgiving, Faith is switching her schedule.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass


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