swell
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All of these attendees were following the example set by those at the top: looking out for themselves and trying to swell their own stash.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The material is then treated with a mild solvent, which interacts with those fragments and causes the polymer to swell.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
At the moment, Sunday and Monday appear to be the days for the peak swell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"It's been happening for a while, ever since the sheer impact and influence of gaming, particularly on young fans," says Kirkham, who remembers a swell of support for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
I pin a smile on my face, try to force the swell of emotion that rises in my throat away.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Now, while the town's year-round residents number fewer than 1,000, that number swells up to 80,000 each September as revellers descend upon Lisdoonvarna from around the world.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The pair plans to come back to California for the winter: El Niño is expected to produce intense snowfall they’d like to ski, and ocean swells they’d like to surf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
As backlash swells against artificial-intelligence companies, the CEO of OpenAI says he won’t be testing the public markets this year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
"There were some pretty significant surf and swells across area in the last several days," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The silence swells between us and it’s warm and comforting.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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Imports swelled 28.2 percent, which was faster than July's 27.5 percent but less than the 31.0 percent estimated in the Bloomberg survey.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
During the 1980s, the Japanese economy swelled, drawing legions of new visitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
An original $75 million set aside for unforeseen expenses in 2016 swelled to $309 million last year, and the rising cost of construction also added to the high price tag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Her initial following of around 2,000 followers on TikTok swelled to more than 175,000 in the span of eight months.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
That’s when my heart swelled up so fast, it closed my throat and I could hardly breathe.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Increasing the sugar concentration in the solution surrounding the axons made the swollen regions smaller.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Vela Gonzalez complained for weeks of stomach pain and his legs were only getting more swollen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Head Start’s regulations have swollen to 120-plus pages, controlling everything from the square footage of outdoor play space to transportation routing and myriad paper credentials for staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Despite their swollen faces, relatives have not given up hope of identifying them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The brain swells, but the skull stays the same size; a swollen brain can jam itself so tightly it will cut off its own blood supply.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Mulberry also pointed to Dell’s own recent earnings report, which showed its AI server business reaching $60.9 billion in orders and the company’s backlog swelling to $95 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
UBS sees market deficits swelling into the 2030s and beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Repeated inflammation causes swelling and can eventually damage the joints.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Stewart said in July that her husband “lost all ability to move any part of his body” and suffered seizures and swelling in his brain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
But you can’t bring down the swelling of despair with a bag of frozen peas and a Tylenol.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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