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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a swing of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to a range or extent of something, often in relation to movement or change.
Example: "The pendulum made a wide swing of several feet before coming to a stop."
Alternatives: "a range of" or "a span of".
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A swing of several thousand votes can make a difference.
It was a swing of emotions in five minutes.
Taking a swing of it may seem counterintuitive, but it works for many people.
It would now take a swing of 7.5% for Labour to regain the seat.
This would indicate a swing of about 20 points across Scotland from Labour to the SNP.
A swing of just over five points would put the "yes" campaign ahead.
"Any given moment, a swing of the bat, he can always take you deep".
One, from Pew, showed a swing of twelve points among likely voters.
Approval down four points and disapproval up five, a swing of nine points.
Then, in a swing of emotions, she regained contact with her family.
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There does, however, seem to be a swing-of-the-pendulum element about it: Friedman bad, Keynes good.
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