swipe
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Food is more expensive, but so are labor, utilities, insurance and credit card swipe fees — virtually everything required to keep the doors open.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Delta CEO Ed Bastian took a swipe at Elon Musk, according to recent reports, in the most recent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Teachers have also reported that 28% of children starting reception cannot use books properly, with some trying to swipe or tap the pages as if they were a screen.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
They snatch backpacks, swipe shoes and nibble on trekking poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
They stick to the window with every swipe.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Plus, Wall Street’s AI train steams ahead, and China swipes the Driscoll’s secret for growing blueberries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
This update incentivized lengthy carousels of multi-image posts, especially with some educational content attached that encourages viewer engagement via swipes or saves.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Satirical swipes at US culture, darkly comic interactions between characters and a huge range of optional side activities were all present once again.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Los Angeles metropolitan area and other big California population centers are below the national average in office attendance, according to Kastle Systems, which tracks badge swipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
She stared at herself in the mirror, reached for her mother’s eyeliner, and made violent swipes on her cheeks.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Medvedev swiped it into the stands, where it hit a spectator in the face.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
He took out his credit card, already loaded with around $8,000 of debt, and swiped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Now, Jenner is seemingly once again debating selling the home, with property records revealing that it has once again been swiped off the market, Realtor.com can exclusively reveal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I opened the dating app when I landed at O’Hare and swiped on a tall bald guy from Dallas, who was in Chicago for the weekend with his college buddies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The mongoose swiped a paw through the air and the mamba lunged, striking at its paw with terrifying accuracy.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
"People are realising constant swiping isn't actually leading to real-world dates, which only heightens dating fatigue," said Ryan.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some singles are turning to AI-trained matchmakers as they burn out on swiping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Some singles are turning to artificial intelligence-trained matchmakers as they burn out on swiping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Employees are still coffee badging, the practice of swiping into the office and sticking around long enough to have a cup of coffee before heading out to finish the workday at home or elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Here,” he says, swiping through before handing it to me.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
