swap
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It will ask if you would like to swap days, then handle the changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The glare of the metal painted a mirage in the desiccated swap meet landscape, emitting an orb of heat and undeniable beauty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The plane swap prompted renewed scrutiny of the Qatar-gifted jet, which the Times reported did not have the same security features as the older jet, including anti-missile defenses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
She said the swap event helped families from having to "fork out" on uniforms.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“If sprinkles aren’t important,” I tell him, “how about we swap cones?”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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But we got to a point where, as a result of share buybacks and stock swaps, the number of shares outstanding in PLC went down and the number of shares in Carnival Corp. went up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
They’re getting Kessler on a $130-million, four-year deal after completing a sign-and-trade that sent out a 2031 first-rounder, 2033 first-rounder and first-round pick swaps in 2028 and 2030.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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
Inflation is upending even casual dating, as Gen Z swaps dinners and $20 cocktails for picnics, walks and coffee runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In late October 2005, a subprime trader at Goldman Sachs called to ask him why he was buying credit default swaps on such very specific tranches of subprime mortgage bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Even the sober Gen Zers I know still go out — they’ve just swapped negronis for mocktails.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Hunt was among those to embrace this as well as she swapped out her silver earrings for gold at the European Championships, and wore a tiara after winning her 200m gold on Thursday evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Thailand cut excise taxes on imported electric cars and the country’s prime minister recently swapped his Rolls-Royce for a BYD as part of a national push to save energy, according to local news reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Toronto Blue Jays swapped him and two other minor leaguers for pitcher José Soriano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
In fact, I could have swapped Gillian's name out of any of those stories, because Ethan and I had already done all those things together, we just hadn't told anybody about it—or, I hadn’t.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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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
Devoted fans are clearing supermarket shelves and swapping tips on a Facebook fan page to hunt down remaining cups of “the magical mixture.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Verstappen would be going to either Mercedes or McLaren and the expectation would be that the drivers he is likely to replace - George Russell and Oscar Piastri - would end up swapping.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
If you’re craving more sweetness, I suggest swapping the dark chocolate for milk chocolate.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I need your help swapping this tire out on the van real quick.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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