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They also have interchanged military and defense institutions with civilian institutions, he said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 6, 2021

It was the very look that two accomplices might have interchanged in a moment when they could not communicate more freely.

From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Lever, Charles James

Usury.—This ancient subject of casuistry we place next to piracy, for a significant reason: the two practices have both changed their public reputation as civilization has advanced, but inversely—they have interchanged characters.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas

Miss Yonge in her History of Christian Names, is no doubt right in taking Isabel to be another form of Elizabeth, with which it is historically shown to have interchanged.

From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert

Truly I would," said Arvina, blushing slightly; "I have interchanged many a blow and thrust with young Varro, whom our master-at-arms holds better with the spear than Marcius; and I feel myself his equal.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 by Herbert, Henry William