take a swing
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: to try to hit something
Some drunk took a swing at me.
The batter took a swing at the first pitch.
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This new act takes what has been traditionally handled at a local level and tries to streamline it and templatize it throughout the state to take a swing at the state’s housing shortage.
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Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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“Take a swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20swing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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