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swipe

[swahyp] / swaɪp /






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He then explained that by swiping left, calls are placed in the stack requiring further triage by a nurse or paramedic, but a swipe right means they're in the wait for an ambulance.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Unlike other dating apps, Grindr users don’t swipe through profiles.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

Because the generative-AI smarts will just be there, through a “Hey Siri” or a swipe down from the top, Siri AI will open the door for anyone who hasn’t bothered to download ChatGPT or Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

But reports suggest that the iPhone’s Dynamic Island will have a permanently accessible Siri animation, and that users will be able to swipe down to access a Search or Ask interface.

From MarketWatch Jun. 6, 2026

I grip my sickles, ready to swipe at anything that comes out, but nothing does.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

"You've only got a few seconds before someone swipes past the message you're trying to deliver".

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Kastle Systems, a security company that tracks access-card swipes, puts average workplace occupancy across 10 major cities just slightly higher than a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

In that ad campaign, Kalshi took swipes at its competitor Polymarket, pointing out that Kalshi is a U.S.-regulated exchange, while most of Polymarket’s trading happens offshore.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

As her male opponents bickered back and forth, taking swipes at each other, Porter said that given all the “shouting” and “disrespect” onstage, she was shocked that “anyone wants to talk about my temperament.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Then she swipes the door open and guides me in.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

That means money flows to the airlines every time one of their affiliated cards is swiped.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

But the crowd were left gasping in anguish as Gauff, approaching the net, swiped the ball into the tape.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Shredded rotisserie chicken, swiped with Boursin and tucked into the puff pastry you “always keep in the freezer” in case someone drops by with Champagne?

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

So I swiped him right, and we instantly matched.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

It swiped at the ancestral spirits, trying to claw their shimmering forms.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

But after swiping down on my screen a dozen times, I hit the jackpot: 9:25.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

He hit Phillips on the chest and his hostility was surely a contributing factor in Blundell swiping Bethell's left-arm spin to mid-wicket.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

“I can only do this”—he makes a swiping gesture with his hands—“so many times with so many things,” Sax says in a TV segment.

From Slate Apr. 4, 2026

Kevin Oberon, before swiping the back of her knee.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2026

The tiger stood off, his snarling head writhing like a snake and all his claws extended, swiping at the sword.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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