swath
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A swath of other summer blockbusters would be released alongside them; A “Spider-Man” here, a “Mission: Impossible” there.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Disney was willing to submit the premature renewal applications, and a flood of more than 150,000 comments to the FCC, from a swath of cross-partisan advocates, demonstrated overwhelming public support for ABC.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The group today remains in control of the capital along with a swath of the rest of the country stretching along the Red Sea coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
He invoked emergency economic powers to impose a swath of these duties quickly, a move deemed illegal by the high court this February.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The drawing was of what seemed to be an ordinary man, with a swath of thick black hair.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
The country's third-largest city was pummeled by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday, along with swaths of Colombia's coffee region and western coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
According to Airbnb research, when cities like New York enacted stricter hosting policies, swaths of the company’s home-rental footprint effectively disappeared in those areas.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Paramount has pushed back saying the plaintiff states have defined markets that fail to factor in the rise of technology companies, including Netflix, Google’s YouTube and Amazon Studios, which also attract significant swaths of viewership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Government officials have the power to make decisions that impact huge swaths of the American people,” Sherman said in a statement about the organization’s demand for an inspector general investigation.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
By the fourth century bce, years of unrest had depopulated large swaths of the country.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Vocabulary lists containing swath
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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