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swapping

  • present participle of swap.

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Swapping his usual T-shirt, jeans and sneakers for a dark suit and tie, OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman sat stone-faced in the front row of the Oakland courtroom for most of the proceedings.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Swapping looksmaxxing for biohacking, wellness-minded individuals are all about physical and mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Swapping just 30 minutes of TV for household chores did not produce a meaningful change.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Swapping the Love Island villa for the Italian Masseria, I Kissed A Girl otherwise follows a similar format with a cast thrown together to face love triangles, budding romance and wandering eyes.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

There were Dusty, Shorty, Sally Goodwin, Buffalo Tom, Chalk-Eye, Comet, and Swapping Tater—Swapping Tater being a pacer who, when he hit the ground, swapped feet.

From Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains by Rinehart, Mary Roberts