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• Don’t be afraid to get in the batters box and take a swing, or bet.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
• Meanwhile, Finebaum stepped aside from his shot to let the legend take a swing.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 3 Sep. 2022
• Coen is the latest in a long line of directors to take a swing.
  — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2022
• Writer Chris Bremner was the latest to take a swing at a script in 2020.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 28 Dec. 2022
• Adam Sandler is ready to take a swing at Happy Gilmore 2 for Netflix.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
• Irving’s city council is set to take a swing at one of the biggest real estate deals in the works in North Texas.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2021
• Watch wildlife, ride your bike, enjoy a boat tour or take a swing at The Plantation Course at Edisto.
  — Lesli Peterson, ajc, 31 Aug. 2021
• Naturally, this ride calls for only the bravest thrill-seekers to take a swing.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2021
• And if Kupp is available, the Texans absolutely have to take a swing at landing him.
  — Jesse Reed, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
• Her roommate raced home and burst through the door ready to take a swing at anyone inside, only to find a hulking man in the living room who barely flinched.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
• There’s no predator species on the planet that won’t take a swing at one of these baitfish imitators, and that includes trout.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
• Without this deal, Carolina was treading water and the Hawks still get a decent shot to at least take a swing at Mikko R. again this summer.
  — Scott Powers, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
• So the smart thing to do this offseason would be to take a swing at someone with talent, but without tying themselves down long-term.
  — Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
• Its decision not to match the Indianapolis Colts’ offer for Cam Bynum — and not to take a swing at a safety in the draft — cements that thinking.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
• The only thing that would really surprise the sports world is if Discovery declined to to take a swing at any big sports-rights package that might emerge.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
• Use this spooky time of year to take a swing at manifesting, trying out some candle magic, and maybe even getting in a tea leaf reading.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2020
• The Warriors could trade up in what is widely considered a weak draft but as of now, every team besides the Mavericks can take a swing before them.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
• What better time for a young Black writer to square his shoulders and take a swing at the titans of 20th-century African American culture?
  — Trey Graham, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
• By limiting supplies of high-performance components—such as magnets—to the rest of the world, China could take a swing at the economies of the United States and Japan, among others.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
• By limiting supplies of high-performance components—such as magnets—to the rest of the world, China could take a swing at the economies of the United States and Japan, among others.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
• And yet another digital-news operation plans to take a swing at it.
  — Washington Post, 19 May 2021
• Sarkisian did get his chance to take a swing at Saban and the Alabama program, just a few months after being the playcaller on the Crimson Tide’s national title team.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 May 2021
• But oh, did Mother Nature take a swing at inducing some misery into the conference.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2022
• Other large technology and media companies may want to take a swing.
  — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
• Later on, Howard appeared to take a swing toward Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft, and players from each side got involved in the skirmish.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 20 Feb. 2022
• Later, Howard appeared to take a swing toward Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft, and players from each side got involved in the skirmish.
  — Steve Megargee, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2022
• With over 89 million acres of corn planted annually and only half a million acres of cannabis/hemp, there are many concepts to prove as farmers like Fine, Alvarez and Sardinas try to scale it up and take a swing at the plate.
  — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 22 June 2021
• Now those minor leaguers, only a small percentage of whom will ever reach the majors, may take a swing at improving their economic status.
  — Tim Brown, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
• Nearly 50 years ago, Sequoia Capital was one of the earliest investors to take a swing on the personal-computer startup Apple, Inc.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 July 2024
• Eventually, the Aid Access providers fully expect Republicans to take a swing at their efforts.
  — Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023