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swallow

[swol-oh] / ˈswɒl oʊ /


VERB
believe without much thought
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"If I didn't have a bottle of water in my hand, I couldn't swallow and I would choke on my own saliva," he explained.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“I believe he died in the way he wanted to. But humanly, it’s hard for us to swallow the concept of, ‘I can’t pick up the phone and call my brother.’”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover from their junk food binges, a study has found.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“It’s really hard for sellers to swallow that the market has changed so much since 2022,” Fairweather said.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

She nibbled on the nuts instead and was grateful for a swallow of warm, metallic-tasting water from her canteen.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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