swing

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The spaceship will actually swing around the Moon without entering its orbit by following a carefully planned trajectory.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“We can take every corner, we’ll swing every door first, because we don’t care if we get shot, we’re metal and plastic,” said Christian Van Sloun, Mithril’s chief drone pilot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The MLB’s automated ball-strike system is in full swing this season.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

"Probably on reflection I could have used swing more to set up the wobble seam, which might have just gone straight on rather than nipping," Potts says.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

They swing a little from the impact of our fall, occasionally colliding into one another.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer