swain
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UC climate scientist Daniel Swain said this pattern will accelerate “for the rest of our lives as air continues to warm and baseballs continue to meet less and less resistance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Swain sent me a 2023 study from the American Meteorological Society journal titled “Global warming, home runs, and the future of America’s pastime.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
“It’s six lousy minutes on the mat, if that,” Swain insists.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Protagonist Louden Swain, a high-school senior, can’t fathom why Elmo, an older and impecunious cook at the hotel where they’re both employed, is missing work to watch him wrestle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Instead, Hunter had invited Zachary Swain, which apparently everyone but Citra knew would happen.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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