swallowed

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Hollywood has sustained thousands of layoffs over the last seven years since Walt Disney Co. swallowed Fox’s entertainment assets in another huge merger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Wenner Media, home to Rolling Stone, and American Media Inc., which published the National Enquirer, have also been swallowed up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Preston was in fact dry, had dry hair and did not appear to have swallowed any water.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

I swallowed my pride and announced to my playing partners that I would be teeing off from the silver markers—what used to be known as the senior tees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

His stomach was empty, but it was churning, too, from fear and the bitter water he had swallowed in the black pool.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda