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[swich] / swɪtʃ /




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While the car has an option to switch to an analog-style reading, it took a tech at his dealership about a half-hour to figure out, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

There are no plans to delay the Aug. 12 opening of nearby campuses, transfer students to other schools or switch to online learning.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

On a dairy farm near Swindon, Sam Woolford presses a switch on the wall of the milking parlour and 10 industrial-scale fans whirr into life.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

If her husband’s benefit was smaller, she could claim his now and switch to her own at 70.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Chase swung on first, turned the key, then pushed the ignition switch.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The brief says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplaces, canceled 250,000 unauthorized enrollments and identified 200,000 unauthorized plan switches in 2025.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

If oil and gas become much more expensive, countries can switch to using more coal, nuclear and green sources like wind and sun, but these switches take time and are very expensive.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Nokia sells equipment and software that acts as a kind of logistics and delivery service for AI, including switches that connect servers and routers that direct data traffic between servers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The team then investigated proteins known as kinases, which act as molecular switches in this pathway.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

The radio switches on, and not to music.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Tracking data shows it switched off its transponder after passing through the Channel two weeks ago, and only reappeared when preparing to dock in Togo.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

He said those provide enough power to keep fries frozen and fans whirring as long as they are switched out every five hours or so.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

When that proved too difficult, he switched to experimenting with single-celled organisms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Amplify switched from daily portfolio rebalancing to monthly in early 2024.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

She had already switched from Plan A to Plan B, but she was not one smidgen closer to rescuing Simon, locating the missing fortune-teller, or cracking the mystery of the Hixby’s Guide.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

After switching several high schools, enduring Covid isolation during her college years and moving across the country following her first heartbreak, Isa found herself forced to adjust to living alone with no close friends.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

If she claimed survivor benefits before her full retirement age, the benefit would be permanently reduced, so the switching strategy makes sense.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Few ballet stars make it past 40 before hanging up their pumps and switching to teaching, overcome by the immense physical, mental and artistic demands of the art form.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The chain has recently come under fire for switching up the ordering system for its in-seat food service, forcing patrons to pull out their phones during a movie.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

First thing we do is pop in some hip-hop, I told ’em, switching my bag to the other shoulder.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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