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The news came about an hour before the companies Equinor and energy giant BP announced they were swapping leases for offshore wind projects in New York and Massachusetts.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

But in April it was announced that Elliott and Allison were swapping roles, bringing Allison back to have overall responsibility for F1 design.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

So they turned to social networks, where people were swapping information about how to enter the United States via Mexico.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022

So, if I were swapping out directors, I’d probably pull Lee and Russell.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2013

Ernie Macmillan and Hannah Abbott were swapping Chocolate Frog cards at a nearby table, both of them sporting Support Cedric Diggory!badges on their cloaks.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling