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Some of his performance is recognizably Hansen: the stern mouth, the snarky catchphrases, the swoop of blond bangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Yes, it’s going to feel endless, but you never know. This person might be open to picking up the check but you swoop in so quickly.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

West Ham fans frantically refreshing Ceefax on 31 August 2006 must have thought they'd landed on the jokes page when news broke of a double swoop for a pair of Argentina's top young stars.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Having a bird swoop down to snatch food from your hand is one of the most intimate interactions we can have with wildlife.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

They’ve been known to swoop down and grab fries off trays.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

He is fixed on the live stream as a Ukrainian snare swoops in, hovers for a few seconds and drops a net on to the drone, dragging it from the sky.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A few arias punctuate the narrative, most notably the Señora offering her gift of tears and, later, Macaria’s troubled musing about how it has burdened her; they are structured with Puccini-esque swoops and climaxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

After the parade, the New York City Department of Sanitation swoops into action to sweep up the thousands of pounds of paper.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Then in the spirit of springtime renewal, thought-provoking plays like “John Proctor Is the Villain” and “Fences” will leave audiences in contemplation before festive summer item “Boop! The Musical” swoops in to lift spirits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026

A hand swoops in to grab mine, pulling me toward one of the giant spruces, and we get under just as hail starts pelting down.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

That secret branch then swooped in to train the resulting child—Cramer—starting around age 3 or 4.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

They include current and future pensioners from Rolls-Royce and British American Tobacco, which Pension Insurance Corporation took over before Athora swooped in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The case captivated the country as the FBI swooped on the region to search for the missing woman.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

That album, simply titled Muna, was eventually released by indie star Phoebe Bridgers, who swooped in to sign the band to her Saddest Factory label in 2021.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The sky above was thick with storm clouds, and a vulture swooped overhead.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Frasers has built a reputation for swooping in to buy retail brands which have fallen into administration, but its gradual increase in ownership of profit-making Hugo Boss over several years is a different approach.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

While the original museum is contained in a subterranean space built into the landscape of the park, the new light-filled campus is a swooping architectural feat that features three pavilions connected by an open canopy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Come to think of it, thoughts are perhaps not unlike a murmuration of starlings, flitting and swooping and morphing with seemingly serendipitous activation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

There’s a stillness in the air—a kind of shadow swooping in on us in this little house of ours, leaking out from the walls.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender