swinging

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Leaning against a wall near a news-stand in central Rome, Tommaso Silvestri, 65, scans the morning's front pages, their headlines swinging between "apocalypse," "scandal" and "disaster" after Italy's latest footballing collapse.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

David Smith, head of the marine arm at specialist insurance broker McGill, estimated last week that premiums were swinging "between three and-a-half and 10 percent" of a vessel's value.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“The Ipcress File” was Deighton’s entree to a jet-setting, swinging ’60s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

See: Stocks are swinging like crazy while the S&P 500 goes nowhere in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

She waited a beat and then turned it back over, and Boaz seized his chance, reaching for another date and swinging his hand just slightly too wide, to send Hila’s cup flying.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny