swinging

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The invitation came from my cousin’s mother-in-law, a vivacious, talkative Michigander who was absolutely thrilled that I was swinging through Kalamazoo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Leaning against a wall near a news-stand in central Rome, Tommaso Silvestri, 65, scans the morning's front pages, their headlines swinging between "apocalypse," "scandal" and "disaster" after Italy's latest footballing collapse.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The firm reported a statutory pre-tax profit of £8.3m in the year to September, swinging from a £16.2m pre-tax loss a year earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Food inflation eased slightly to 3.4% from 3.5% a month earlier, while prices of non-food goods increased by 0.1% on year, swinging from deflation of 0.1% in Feburary, the report showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I don’t have much time to think about it, though—especially with Woo swinging down from the top of the tent by his tail again.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer