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swerve

[swurv] / swɜrv /


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Yet they always resurface, often with a vengeance, never more so than in a climactic swerve that sends Misty to Dubai and involves a very literal reminder of “the bag.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A drive-through brand opening walk-up shops also flips the recent strategic swerve by chains like Shake Shack and Chipotle toward car-centric formats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The views were spectacular, if you had the guts to swerve your eyes from the white-knuckling road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

But things can just swerve health-wise—well, anytime in life, but especially for octogenarians.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

Then, all of a sudden, Chas threw my soggy sweatpants and boxers onto the dashboard in front of me, which kind of made Joey swerve the car because it startled him.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

There is also a section of high-speed swerves, Russell said, which is similar to the fast Jeddah street track in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

There are a number of weird swerves in this generous, if convoluted, offer from your relative.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

We should be so lucky to experience a film that swerves just when we think we’ve made up our minds.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

But the top of my crack, well, it swerves like it’s a freehand drawing done after a third martini.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

A motorcycle swerves round me on its way to the mansion.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

More than two decades after these aired, we’ve swerved between an age of unattainable thinness being pushed as a cultural ideal and a time of healthy-at-any-size body positivity from which we’re slowly regressing.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

One of his old bosses, Alistair Darling, the chancellor during the financial crisis, once memorably told me with affection, but in frustration, "Andy? He's like a lorry on ice", because his thinking swerved around.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Critics say the prime minister has swerved from one policy misstep to another during his 22 months at the helm.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

The driver of the pickup truck then tried to edge off to the side of the road, Budensiek said, and Woods swerved to avoid a collision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

A car swerved around them, and another, before someone finally stopped and waved them ahead.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Not long after, video footage showed the vehicle swerving erratically between lanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Given his track record as a pop hitmaker, it was reasonable to wonder if Ms. Bridgers might be swerving toward the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Images circulating on social media showed the truck performing a wheelie before swerving off the track and crashing into the barriers separating the public from the track.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

It was bad enough that Newcastle conceded an opener from a corner kick or that Nick Pope spilled Dwight McNeil's swerving shot to enable Beto to put away the rebound for Everton's second.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

She had positioned herself right next to the curb and was making her way with incredible speed and assurance, never once swerving or looking around.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus




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