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swim

[swim] / swɪm /


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"I'm extremely careful for myself, for my children who can't swim yet," he added.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

When Chinook salmon swim upstream from the ocean to spawn in rivers and creeks, they need cold water for their eggs to survive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official river bathing sites due to concerns the water could be unsafe.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Put on the sonata and let your mind swim unattended.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

He had learned to swim in the end.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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