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swell

[swel] / swɛl /






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"The attacks were varied, so the insides of my stomach can swell up, I've had my lips, my hands, my feet."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

When federal deficits swell, governments tends to issue debt to fund the spending.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

The swell of local outrage has also pushed city officials to reconsider how they permit big projects like data centers in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Forecasters warned that those seeking to escape the heat with a trip to the beach should take care, as a large south swell from Hurricane Genevieve will continue to result in big waves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Although demographic shifts were a normal part of life in America at the time, the population swell experienced by the North End made it one of the busiest and liveliest places in the nation.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

The material exposed at the Wedge surf spot in Newport Beach by powerful swells is believed to be part of an old jetty that was constructed decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Tropical swells generated by Hurricanes Elida, Fausto and Genevieve off Mexico have been slamming the shore for two weeks.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

The building alternately puckers and swells, like the indolent flexing of a muscle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Condos are becoming cheaper as inventory swells — but experts warn that the list price doesn’t paint the full picture.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

And as the wind picked itself up and wrestled with the tops of the swells, he rowed.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

This destructive path continues westwards along with the swelled river, before heading southwards.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

That’s 28 miles as the crow flies, but our route, with a detour for lunch in Cuyama, swelled the journey to more than 100 miles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

After a string of prescient stock picks, including memory-chip makers SK Hynix and Sandisk, his assets under management swelled, placing the firm among the fastest-growing hedge funds in years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Inventory on the balance sheet swelled to $11.1 billion last quarter, nearly doubling from a year before.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

I talked until my tongue bled, my jaw gave out, and my throat swelled up in protest.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

The swollen river, already responsible for widespread destruction, continued to change course, forcing rescuers to constantly reassess their plans.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Reiner pointed to “a variety of physical ailments” that are “easy to see,” including bruised hands, swollen legs and an inability to stay awake.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Another had a swollen knee and was struggling to walk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Inflammatory breast cancer is where cancer blocks lymph vessels which makes the breast red and swollen while triple negative breast cancer lacks hormones and HER2 receptors.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The chupacabras’s mordida had left three ugly lacerations two inches above her ankle, on the outside of her leg, so both her ankle and calf were swollen to twice their normal size.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Repeated inflammation causes swelling and can eventually damage the joints.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Stewart said in July that her husband “lost all ability to move any part of his body” and suffered seizures and swelling in his brain.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

"My mouth was swelling up, my airways started closing up and I felt very nauseous," she said.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Both Super Micro and CoreWeave pointed to swelling backlogs reflecting ongoing customer demand for AI hardware.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Has a girl of fourteen a heart large enough, vigorous enough, to hold the swelling spring of pure, full, fervid eloquence?

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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