sweep
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The Braves either try to win with Sale on Sunday, or risk needing to sweep three games started by Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Skubal, in that order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Agents will sweep idle money into top-paying accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Muse and similar agentic AI assistants could soon sweep household cash automatically into accounts paying 3.3% to 5.0%, instead of the 0.1% national average on checking accounts,” Slok said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
"At least tap water and electricity are working," Kosin said, as he used a broom to sweep out water.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Every turn, sweep, and pirouette channels the elements—a dip births a bolt of lightning arcing down from the sky.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Asalanka and Mendis were pinned attempting sweeps and Dunith Wellalage, who hit two sixes in a 36-ball 45 at number seven, was tempted to sky a catch to mid-on.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
Big Ant, who sweeps stalls for the Compton Cowboys, shares his emotions only with his pony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
One especially important clue came from signs of so-called 'genome-wide selective sweeps.'
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Sarah and Jack and the clover elves are just about to celebrate their victory over the troll army when an ogre kidnaps Jack and sweeps him off to the hobgoblin king’s castle.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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The future actress also endured severe hardship during the war, suffering malnutrition as food shortages swept the occupied country.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Questions about its finances — let alone about its ownership — were swept under the rug.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Who promptly moved the title of the institute’s building into the General Services Administration, swept its money into government accounts, and fired nearly its entire staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Many investors were also swept up in the speculative frenzy that drove gold to fresh record highs last year and at the start of 2026, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Balthilda put down her knitting and swept a strand of graying hair back from her face.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Eero Saarinen produced the molded-fiberglass Pedestal chair, sweeping the seat and stem into a single sculptural form intended to eliminate what he called the “slum of legs” beneath tables and chairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The main residential parcel encompasses approximately 4.2 acres, offering sweeping water views and plenty of privacy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The appointment comes as the BBC continues to make sweeping cuts to its news division.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Still, both Becks were determined to rebuild that trust and to engage with new election laws that brought in sweeping changes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
I stare out the window at a man sweeping leaves off his driveway.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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