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The $390 million Dodgers still have bristles in their behinds from the embarrassing revenge sweep Milwaukee put on them in the NLCS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Heavy rain will also sweep across the country with almost all areas seeing some wet weather - much needed in those southern areas where severe drought has been declared.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

It appeared to emerge from behind the larger black hole and sweep counterclockwise around it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Plenty of people outside of the Dodgers’ downcast clubhouse Thursday evening saw the Brewers’ four-game sweep of the defending back-to-back champions as the fall of a dynasty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

An icy wind seemed to sweep her, though the stove glowed and you couldn’t see your breath even here on the back row.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

With thrilling reverse sweeps here, he showed the invention that drew those comparisons.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

So far, 70 sweeps have yielded 694 skimmers, the agency said, preventing an estimated $720 million in fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Whatever: This is what appeared in the Feb. 20, 1985 edition of the Oakland Tribune, quoting a UC Berkeley professor about a protest against immigration sweeps in the Bay Area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

One especially important clue came from signs of so-called 'genome-wide selective sweeps.'

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

She sweeps my hair up into a high bun and clips it tight with a banana clip.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

A woman has died after attempting to rescue her two sons when they were swept away while snorkelling in the Bahamas.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Mejia and Rector spoke to some of the accused immigrants and their families swept up by “Operation Protect the Vote,” who were bewildered as to what they had done wrong and why the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

His domination of the series—he won two games; the Dodgers swept in four—capped a remarkable regular season of 25 wins and five losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

To build that facility, NorthPoint swept up acreage through a web of entities masked under names like Hillsdale Land and Cattle LLC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Last February he rode a seabull across the Straits of Semper, in a storm, to rescue a unicorn foal who had been swept out to sea,” said Warren.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Because of the tough economic times and because of the new products like buy-now-pay-later deals that are just sweeping the market, young people are being sucked into more credit-card debt than ever before.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Known and loved for his sweeping, ostentatious romanticism and flair for dramatics of every kind, Russell’s films weave artistry into the human experience, making the two inextricable.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

During the night, a helicopter flew over the French capital's Place de la Republique, one of the epicentres of the unrest, sweeping a powerful searchlight across the square to monitor compliance with the curfew.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Some galaxies glow with sweeping spiral arms, while others are shaped by violent collisions, powerful black holes, and explosive bursts of star formation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Born on March 16, 1751, James Madison had grown up on this large plantation with a sweeping view of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis