western swing
noun
: swing music played typically on country-music instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, or steel guitar)
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The Huskies, after winning the Big East championship and playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 24 years, took some losses in the transfer portal and took their lumps in the early season southern and western swings, losing 10 of their first 12 games.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
The ground-shaking locomotive has already done a western swing through California from its home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Other factors contributed, including the Heat being short on bodies, but the upshot is a 1-2 start on this five-game western swing, despite 32 points from Heat center Bam Adebayo.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
This was a wonderful start to the Penguins’ western swing.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
The ground-shaking locomotive has already done a western swing through California from its home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Other factors contributed, including the Heat being short on bodies, but the upshot is a 1-2 start on this five-game western swing, despite 32 points from Heat center Bam Adebayo.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
This was a wonderful start to the Penguins’ western swing.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Western swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20swing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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