swimming

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Because those with diarrhea can spread salmonella to others, it’s also recommended to avoid sharing food or preparing meals for others, sexual contact and swimming in public pools, and to stay home while sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

"Many people hold onto the American dream, but given how tough things are getting, you can't be the salmon swimming against the current -- because you get tired, you burn out, it destroys you."

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Patriotic pieces of art, including a photo of a duck swimming in the Reflecting Pool, were hung on some of the walls of the plane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

"We saw another video clip and this one was the one of the adult beavers swimming across the little pond here with three kits in tow," Boles said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Fishing was good, but I couldn’t yet bring myself to try swimming again because I stubbornly wanted Togbe to be the one to guide me, with his gentle instincts for the water.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo