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switch

[swich] / swɪtʃ /




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The timing was particularly awkward for Mbappé, who last month made a high-profile endorsement switch from Nike to On, the Swiss premium sneaker brand in the middle of aggressive worldwide expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Another switch could be to a chained COLA, which is a more complicated way to calculate annual adjustments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

So does that mean Ukraine could switch off Starlink?

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Scientists have identified a remarkable protein switch that influences whether cells burn fat or store it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The convicted are loaded onto small boats here,” said Irian, “and sent on alone. This is where we switch boats.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

During each successive cycle, the side touching the ground switches, and the stroke changes direction from left to right or right to left.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

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

Ms. Saintima switches on the smartboard, and a poem pops up.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

With 4:44 left in the fourth quarter against Utah and the Lakers trailing by one, Utah’s Keyonte George switched onto Williams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

He later attended Stanford University, where he switched his engineering major for communications.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

She said instead of keeping hot water on a timer, she only switched it on when she needed it for washing, cooking or bathing before turning it off again.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Journal examined 69 Arizona Medicaid patients who switched to Centria from other autism-therapy providers from 2019 to 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Natalie switched to English, and her whole story came gushing out.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The EIA warns that switching fuels would not necessarily result in lower expenditures for every household.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

General Motors is switching its stock listing to the Nasdaq.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The discovery builds on earlier experiments in mice, in which switching off Mitch in muscle tissue increased energy expenditure, improved endurance, and protected the animals from diet-related obesity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The practical special effects seem to be on the booer’s side, leaning on stagy but charming in-camera tricks that have gone out of style, like switching actors between close-ups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Nice,” Mr. Larkin says, switching off the compressor.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz


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