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swim

[swim] / swɪm /


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Last year, a couple of 2-year-old males returned to swim up the Sacramento River.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

I go for a swim at Chelsea Piers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Secular and Christian popular culture swim in opposing halves of divided entertainment waters, despite broadcast TV’s lengthy history of featuring Christian-leaning shows, including “Touched by an Angel,” “Joan of Arcadia” and, however regrettably, “7th Heaven.”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Experts hope it will swim back to the North Sea through the straits between Germany, Denmark and Sweden and on to the Atlantic Ocean.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Should he abandon his own tree and try to swim back to Abby?

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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