switch
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Two in 10 people with high-yield accounts said they were likely to switch banks in the next 12 months, but rates weren’t the top reason, according to JD Power research.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Fearing that the surprise visitor might be a “dangle”—someone who pretends to switch sides to gain a foothold in the enemy camp—his hosts were wary at first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Computer chip and software developer Broadcom purchased the Irvine office compound it rented in the latest example of a well-funded company taking advantage of depressed real estate prices to switch from renter to owner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
These immune signals activate transcription factors that help switch genes on.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
I think he’s going to switch it off manually.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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But either way, the math is the same for the surviving spouse who switches from married filing jointly for taxes to filing single, but with the same income as before.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Today Huawei makes products from routers and switches to smartphones and is one of the world’s largest technology companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In conventional electronics, transistors act as switches that control whether electrical current can pass through a circuit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The firm specializes in copper cables used to connect AI servers to networking switches.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Then the scene switches to a young Hideo on his knees before his parents, sobbing, begging forgiveness, hysterical, inconsolable, even as they try to make him get up.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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The team also observed weaker interactions between genes and nearby regulatory elements that normally help control whether those genes are switched on or off.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
If your company has recently switched providers, log in or call to confirm what’s currently on file.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Last year Walmart switched its listing from NYSE, where it had traded for more than 50 years, to the Nasdaq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was then switched into a state that was almost unaffected by the magnetic field, allowing it to move freely under gravity, following a ballistic trajectory similar to a ball tossed into the air.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
She switched off her headlights and continued swimming north in total darkness, clicking every few seconds and listening for echoes.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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Instead of switching on genes that produce DNA repair proteins, the cells increased the activity of genes that promote cell death.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Hodgkinson will be pleased to have still had enough to overhaul two-time world 400m hurdles champion Broeders-Bol, who has made rapid progress in her first season since switching events.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
But many of them got raises by switching jobs, so those wage gains might not be doing much to dull frustration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
According to news reports, some schools have begun switching to remote learning, nine national parks have closed, and several flights have been delayed because of heavy smoke.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Scott and George played another game of Mario Kart, and another, until Scott insisted on switching to a shooter game.
From "George" by Alex Gino
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