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[swich] / swɪtʃ /




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Players now have the ability to switch off controversial cosmetic changes, and Bahl says Modern Warfare 4 is a "return to form".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Exchanges often offer companies perks such as free marketing and lower listing fees to switch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

They finish each other’s sentences and switch up their Google Meet backgrounds, cracking up as an awkward graduation portrait pops up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

It has become a powerful research tool because scientists can use it to switch specific groups of nerve cells on and off and see what happens.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

I go to work the next day and beg Herr Braun to switch me to the night shift.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Plus, Yum Brands’ KFC switches sides in the soda fight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Arista, which supplies the high-speed networking switches and software that link chips together, has secured major customers in both Google and Anthropic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

The system uses photoconductive switches triggered by 300-femtosecond green laser pulses with a wavelength of 515 nanometers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

At 11pm each night, the village switches off its lights, plunging Hanle into darkness as visitors scramble to photograph the now-brilliant galaxy.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

G’ma lets out a gigantic snort from her curtained-off “bedroom” at the opposite end of the RV, and Scoob switches back to the picture and holds it in the light coming through the small window.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

She said instead of keeping hot water on a timer, she only switched it on when she needed it for washing, cooking or bathing before turning it off again.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Journal examined 69 Arizona Medicaid patients who switched to Centria from other autism-therapy providers from 2019 to 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Put simply, she says, a woman suffering from REDs has her periods "switched off".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

She used to splurge on skin care products, but switched to a cheaper domestic brand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“He had a boring job before he switched to teaching, so he’s just excited to be here,” he said.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

After weeks of selling in long-dated Treasurys, during which yields jumped above 5%, investors were aggressively switching course and flocking back to bonds — testing whether yields can now stay below that psychologically important threshold.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The video, which has also been shared widely on social media, shows him speaking in Tamil and then switching to English to say "I'm very sorry" to his parents, sister, friends and followers.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

For Kesic, switching to direct audience support was easier because of his decades-long profile but he worries about other journalists who may face pressure.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The few carousel companies that survived the Depression largely did so by switching to a cheaper, mass-produced product, such as transitioning from wood to aluminum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

His heart and stomach seemed to be switching places inside him, then changing their minds and switching again.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart


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