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  • noun Plural form of swing.

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Examples

  • That is one reason that our measure if innovation prowess is a weight average over five years-this stabilizes the measure for short term swings.

    unknown title 2011

  • That is one reason that our measure if innovation prowess is a weight average over five years-this stabilizes the measure for short term swings.

    Forbes.com: News Bruce Upbin 2011

  • CIC officials have defended the fund's performance, saying it is a long-term investor that shouldn't be judged by short-term swings in its holdings.

    China Fund Confident of Getting More Cash Lingling Wei 2011

  • CIC officials have defended the fund's performance, saying it is a long-term investor that shouldn't be judged by short-term swings in its holdings.

    CIC Risk Plays Increase Returns Lingling Wei 2011

  • Waging war by the way the polls swings is a complete disaster.

    Senate ends debate on defense spending 2009

  • ABRAMSON: By afternoon, a forest of red and green monkey bars and swings is rising from the ground.

    Entrepreneur's Local Partnerships Help Kids Play 2010

  • Gaining 50 pounds in 9 months with intense mood swings is not something you would wish the love of your life to see.

    Doing Pregnancy Alone - SpouseBUZZ 2009

  • Medallion gained 80% in 2008, a disastrous year for the stock market, thanks in part to its focus on taking advantage of short-term swings, both up and down, in all kinds of markets.

    Pioneering Fund Stages Second Act Scott Patterson 2010

  • Medallion gained 80% in 2008, a disastrous year for the stock market, thanks in part to its focus on taking advantage of short-term swings, both up and down, in all kinds of markets.

    Pioneering Fund Stages Second Act Scott Patterson 2010

  • Medallion gained 80% in 2008, a disastrous year for the stock market, thanks in part to its focus on taking advantage of short-term swings, both up and down, in all kinds of markets.

    Pioneering Fund Stages Second Act Scott Patterson 2010

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  • Also, 3rd person singular of the verb 'to swing'. 'She swings on the garden swing every day in the holidays.'

    October 24, 2011