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swashbuckling

[swosh-buhk-ling, swawsh-] / ˈswɒʃˌbʌk lɪŋ, ˈswɔʃ- /




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Appeared in the April 29, 2026, print edition as 'A Swashbuckling Polish Hero'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Harry Brook – 7 – Swashbuckling 41 in the first innings was the most important knock of the match.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Swashbuckling opener Verma, who came in as replacement for injured Pratika Rawal in the semi-final, reached her fifty.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Swashbuckling billionaire sports team owner Jack Kent Cooke — of the Washington football franchise and the Los Angeles Lakers — put up $4.5 million of the fight’s record $5 million purse.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2021

Swashbuckling action, a great many vivid characters, and a weird mystery—all spun for you by one of the master story-tellers of our time.

From The Invaders by Leinster, Murray




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