swathe

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Tens of thousands of people have left Tyre, but around 20,000 remain, including 15,000 displaced from surrounding villages, despite Israeli evacuation warnings covering most of the city and a broad swathe of the south.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Their deaths come as a deadly winter storm hit a wide swathe of the US, including Texas, over the last week, killing more than 20 people and leaving several thousands without power.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

In the longer run, it could affect a broader swathe of the stock market—and even hurt the U.S. chip makers that still have a technological edge over everyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

This response can include a vast swathe of trade measures such as tariffs, import and export restrictions, curbs on trade in services as well as reduced access to banking and capital markets.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

And left patterned trails of bumpy goose- flesh on his body, like flat chalk on a blackboard, like a swathe of breeze in a paddyfield, like jet streaks in a blue church-sky.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy