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swung

[swuhng] / swʌŋ /


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“The pendulum swung the other way to budget versus talent, and there’s a middle ground to be found where you can still have the talent and the budget.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

From whispers of an Anthropic stake sale to strange options moves, traders sensed trouble and swung into action.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

He threw three straight curveballs to Carrigg, bouncing the first and last in the dirt, and Carrigg swung at all three.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The leadership announcement came as Klarna tempered its outlook for the year, even as it swung to a profit and logged higher revenue in the second quarter, sending shares tumbling in premarket trading.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The door to the chicken coop swung open.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood



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