western swing
noun
: swing music played typically on country-music instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, or steel guitar)
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First up at 10 a.m. will be Whole Hog, which plays bluegrass, Irish, western swing and old-time music.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The loss ended the Heat’s western swing at 3-3, with a 3-4 record over the course of the seven-game team suspension of forward Jimmy Butler, which ended with Wednesday night’s game.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
Spoelstra had assistant coach Octavio De La Grana remain behind along with other team staffers during the ongoing western swing to work out Butler, with Riley also monitoring those sessions.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
DiCamillo said California Latino voting patterns are pretty comparable to Latino voting patterns in Arizona and Nevada, if not the east coast, and the decline in support for Harris isn’t a good sign for her in the western swing states.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The loss ended the Heat’s western swing at 3-3, with a 3-4 record over the course of the seven-game team suspension of forward Jimmy Butler, which ended with Wednesday night’s game.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
Spoelstra had assistant coach Octavio De La Grana remain behind along with other team staffers during the ongoing western swing to work out Butler, with Riley also monitoring those sessions.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
DiCamillo said California Latino voting patterns are pretty comparable to Latino voting patterns in Arizona and Nevada, if not the east coast, and the decline in support for Harris isn’t a good sign for her in the western swing states.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Western swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20swing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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