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• Kimmel has joked about the 2022 moment, when Will Smith took to the stage to take a swipe at Chris Rock.
  — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023
• Hema supermarket chain swooped in to take a swipe at the U.S. retailer.
  — Liza Lin, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
• Xi also appeared to take a swipe at the United States over the collapse of its effort to build a democracy in Afghanistan.
  — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 22 Sep. 2021
• Big Kat Bryant didn’t shy away from an opportunity to take a swipe at his former team.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 3 Aug. 2021
• Rendon looks to have grabbed the fan's shirt near his chest through the bars of the railing and exchanged words with him before appearing to take a swipe at the bill of the man's ballcap and walking into the tunnel.
  — Tim Booth, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
• Rendon looks to have grabbed the fan’s shirt near his chest through the bars of the railing and exchanged words with him before appearing to take a swipe at the bill of the man’s ballcap and walking into the tunnel.
  — Tim Booth, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
• James’ tweet did not actually take a swipe at all officers but was responding to the Columbus case.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021

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