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swore

American  
[swawr, swohr] / swɔr, swoʊr /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of swear.

swore British  
/ swɔː /

verb

  1. the past tense of swear

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Those who watched him a Selhurst Park swore he would be a star.

From BBC

“Oh yeah. Just like the summer before seventh grade, when we took my grandpa’s tents out to the shore, and you swore you saw a UFO skimming along the lake.”

From Literature

But through it all, Clare swore he heard the desperate call of his friend.

From Literature

"We swore we'd learn. We promised things would change but here we are," a highly frustrated European diplomat told me.

From BBC

Still, for years after, Tansy swore I’d tried to blow Hominy Ridge School off the face of the earth just to ruin her chances.

From Literature

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