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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
swoon .
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Examples
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According to the Kirchners 'intimates, the logic behind having Mrs. Kirchner succeed her husband was for the couple to retain power while avoiding the second-term swoons that afflict many Latin leaders as citizens tire of them.
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'swoons' when he sees Obama … he just needs to marry Obama and ride off into the sunset with him.
CNN Political Ticker 2008
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The heroine, a tough ex-cop, nearly swoons from shock.
Vanish by Tom Pawlik: a Hellfire Comparison nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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Given high-yield indices have typically traded in the range of 3 to 5.5 percentage points over Treasuries over the last two decades, high-yield bonds continue to price in a lot of risk that the economy swoons again or Europe's debt crisis worsens.
'Junk' Bonds Still Offer Error Margin Martin Gonzalez 2012
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It appeals to pretty much the same audience that swoons for girl-and-her-pony stories.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » What’s the appeal of Twilight? 2009
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So many teen girls (and many of their moms) will be disappointedat the loss of their vampire swoons.
Fantasy League. 2010
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But given the propensity of Sotheby's shares to magnify swings in the broader market, recent swoons have made it tempting to sell first and ask questions later.
All Bids Are Off With Sotheby's John Jannarone 2011
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And if there's a perk—besides their energy—in having all these young players, it's that they aren't intimately acquainted with a recent predilection for late-season swoons.
The No-Names Get It Done Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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Similarly determined audience swoons attended nearly all the dozen other tunes she wailed and croaked her way through, drawn mostly from her Eisenhower-era heyday.
Rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson brings mid-century heartland to 9:30 Club 2011
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The logic goes that players who participate in the All-Star Game's Home Run Derby suffer second-half swoons.
Cano Chases His Own Lofty Expectations Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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