swapping

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The all-rounder averaged 18 during England's Ashes series defeat and dropped down the order one place to number seven for the first Test against the Black Caps, swapping positions with wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

British colonists transformed khichuri into their own dish, called kedgeree, swapping out lentils for boiled eggs and smoked haddock.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Talks have been under way for weeks between Tehran and Washington via mediators, with both sides swapping and rejecting the other’s proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"People who are living with these medications are swapping notes with each other in real time, sharing experiences that rarely make it into a doctor's office visit or an official report."

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

The swapping of genetic information between paired chromosomes is crucial to the mixing and matching of hereditary information between parents.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee