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swap

[swop] / swɒp /


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Many schools have uniform hubs, swap shops and sales just before term starts, and hardship funds.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The US leader listed several activities that he said needed to stop immediately: "oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies".

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

“Oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies—It all needs to stop NOW. You know who you are.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The arena is surrounded by parking lots, which are used for weekend swap meets.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Now she and Marina had to swap roles.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The Gulf state has brokered dozens of prisoner swaps between Moscow and Kyiv since the start of the war.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The result has been a huge expansion of two popular government bond trades, arbitraging Treasurys or British gilts against bond futures or swaps.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Now, with “No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto” — which in English translates to “I Don’t Regret Feeling So Much” — Karol G swaps her vibrant, tropical facade for a soft blue vulnerability.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

If two clubs transfer players in the same window after the 45 days have elapsed they could still be considered as swaps if there is anything in the contracts to connect them.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

If Lippmann would buy credit default swaps from Deutsche Bank’s CDO department, they, too, might do these trades with AIG, before AIG woke up and stopped doing them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

In a 2019 appearance on late night television, she swapped the famous lyrics of her song "Jolene" to "Drag queen! Drag queen!"

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

They swapped their $2,500-a-month, two-bedroom apartment there for a $2,000-a-month, three-bedroom home in Georgia.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

President Donald Trump has confirmed that he secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month due to a possible threat.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Anthropic’s Mythos practiced deception, while OpenAI models swapped tips on a secret message board.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

With both of us hunting daily, there are still nights when game has to be swapped for lard or shoelaces or wool, still nights when we go to bed with our stomachs growling.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Who else sees “Instagzam”? Instagram unveiled its first brand refresh in a decade, swapping its classic cursive wordmark for a hybrid script that is drawing mixed reactions online.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Song, an independent AI developer himself, is one of many swapping the most cutting-edge, bells-and-whistles -- and expensive -- models, like Anthropic's Fable 5, for leaner alternatives like V4 Flash.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

It is a curious diagnosis from an administration whose senior officials have lately been swapping notes on a regimen nicknamed the “sauerkraut diet.”

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

The flip side is the energy starvation has led to some interesting battles, known as "yo-yo racing", with cars swapping positions repeatedly over a number of laps.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Ida was leaning over a lineup of photographs; She was pushing them around, swapping them, and sorting some of them out.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke




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