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swung

[swuhng] / swʌŋ /


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It’s not just the L.A. mayor’s race where mail-in ballots have swung election outcomes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The U.S. economy has never occupied either of these extremes; over the decades, the pendulum has swung between regulation and competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The momentum swung at the start of the second set with Potapova's deep groundstrokes causing problems for the defending champion as she opened up a double break.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

For most of May, the momentum swung to chip stocks.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

It swung open, and the entrance was bathed in moonlight.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova



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