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[swim] / swɪm /


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In August, members of the public were urged not to swim at Blyth South Beach in Northumberland after reports of "oil like pollution" and a fuel smell.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

We met a local who was going over to swim with them and we asked if it was acceptable if we swam with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"You can swim for hours and hours along the reef in the lagoon, just skeleton after skeleton. It's all dead," said marine biologist Austin Bowden-Kerby, who visited last year and documented the devastation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Chains of magnetic particles inside the cells allow the bacteria to orient themselves with Earth's magnetic field, helping them swim toward the depth of water they prefer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The smile on his face, which I put there, is worth all the sleepless nights, the missed swim practices and extra assignments.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

He was sceptical about assurances that construction would be suspended if a dugong swims into range.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

In this painting, a man meant to be Hockney swims underwater to the edge of the pool, his dark hair swaying in the water, his tight white swimsuit blending in with the sun-dappled water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

But it’s equally easy to sidestep that scene entirely and disappear into the gentler world of farm stands, lake swims and small-town New England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Stunning biologists, a lone coyote swims to Alcatraz.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

I blink rapidly, and the dark spots disappear, but the world still swims before me, like I am tilting forward and back in a rocking chair.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

In a post on X, the Florida National Guard shared pictures of a truck stuck in a flood ditch, saying soldiers "stopped, swam to the vehicle and pulled its occupants to safety".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Slowly but surely, it eased its way into the water and swam away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

We met a local who was going over to swim with them and we asked if it was acceptable if we swam with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

She swam across a river into China at night with a smuggler's help, and travelled through Laos, Vietnam and Thailand before finally flying to South Korea.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

In the summer, they swam whenever they had a chance.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

He has swum against the tide and now he is very much in the train of modern football, and at the front.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

On Saturday, Spanish officials said they began installing a makeshift, inflatable barrier that extends out some 500 yards from a breakwater where many of the migrants had swum to the enclave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

An affidavit from Ghost tendered in court on Tuesday described how she and MacInnes had swum at the beach in the early evening of September 2023, returning to her apartment feeling cold.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

The feast has even swum its way into pop culture.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025

Turner held on to the sides of the dory and rolled side to side with it with this great vastness that had swum past the mountains and valleys of the sea.

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

The proposed ban would target locations where privacy is highly important, such as swimming pools, gyms, schools and hospitals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Forecasters also expect strong rip currents and dangerous waves, which increase the risk of drowning for people swimming at the beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

A separate guesthouse provides another four bedrooms, while the resortlike grounds offer a host of high-end amenities, including a tennis court, swimming pool, gym, wine cellar, private beach, docks, and boathouse.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

But the triathlete said swimming in "dirty" open-water made him very unwell ahead of the event after he contracted Campylobacter, external — an infection caused by bacteria.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

I’ll be honest, I’m not sure I even fancy going swimming with that crowd, but it’s better than being left out.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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