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His earliest musical influences were the swooning Motown singers of the ‘50s and ‘60s, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

By Monday morning, with global markets swooning, he said the Iranians were engaging in "constructive" talks with the US.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

When Bowie briefly takes Connelly’s hand for the briefest one-two-three, one-two-three, imagining millions of hearts swooning in concert isn’t hard to do.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Rosalía wisely recruited the swooning Mexican American sierreña trio, Yahritza Y Su Esencia, to help her better emulate a Paquita La Del Barrio dress-down of a lover gone astray.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

I thought gazing into someone’s eyes was a cliché from love stories, but Andre and Lisa-Marie Anne have turned swooning into an Olympic sport.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller