swing
Example Sentences
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“This business can be lumpy and swing depending on customer grid hook-up timing, but that does not fully explain this drop-off,” William Blair’s Jed Dorsheimer told clients in a recent note.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
It would be tough, but we could swing it if we took money out of our own retirement accounts.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The spaceship will actually swing around the Moon without entering its orbit by following a carefully planned trajectory.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Competing fund managers and bank traders say Lemssouguer’s approach is overly aggressive, causing his performance to swing wildly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Blinking hard, I ducked his next swing and grabbed ahold of his left hand.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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