swim
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State law is clear that people can wade, swim or boat in state-protected waters, but things get murkier out of the water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A 16-year-old boy who died after getting into difficulty in a lake during the recent heatwave could not swim, an inquest has heard.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The taste of seawater drying on skin after a swim.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
If the state doesn’t act, Bothwell said, “our waterways will never be safe to fish or swim in, particularly Southern California beaches.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
If I could swim, she thought, I could make it to shore.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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Words with Two Past-Tense Forms That Creeped (or Crept) into English
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