swing
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DeChambeau appeared to trample down long grass as he addressed his ball for a practice swing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Some also are concerned that the company might swing to a more conservative stance that could hamper growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
When he did swing with more conviction - from the tee of the recently-constructed par-three 15th - it set up a birdie putt which he holed in front of the biggest gallery on the course.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Patrons described it as the kind of friendly business where groceries could be bought on credit and friends could swing by on Friday for karaoke night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The creature is incredibly agile, though, easily jumping over the arc of the swing and making its way toward the stairs on its hand-feet.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The index, which trades under the ticker symbol “SOX,” saw choppy trading action in Friday’s session, falling as much as 5.7% before briefly swinging into positive territory.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
However, traders remain edgy and tech firms once again saw big moves Monday, with Seoul swinging from a near two percent gain to a more than two percent loss.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the corner, Lionel Messi was moving almost in slow motion, his arms methodically swinging against an imaginary tide.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Fifty years and thousands of runs later, six of the original players still take to the diamond nearly every Sunday, swinging for the fences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Arms flung about each other, they enter the saloon through its double swinging doors.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
In June, real wages swung back to positive territory with an 0.8% increase from May.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The team also found that the disconnect between photosynthesis and growth became even stronger during years when local weather swung between unusually wet and unusually dry conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
He has consistently swung the bat faster than just anybody in MLB and hit the ball harder than nearly everyone, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“There were some pitches I swung at earlier in the at-bat that I thought should’ve gotten the job done earlier, just didn’t put a great swing on it,” he said after the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
A crane on the dock lifted some big blocks of stone off the ship and swung them on to the shore.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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