sweep
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Two of my very favorite restaurants in New Mexico reside along this zagging sweep, both quirky and atmospheric and also grounding in their sense of place.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Miles McBride scored 25 points and Jalen Brunson added 22 points to hand the Knicks a 4-0 series clean sweep.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“Lots to be proud of,” said Hall after clinching the second-round sweep on Saturday night.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Then do a quick sweep of your surfaces: crumbs, scraps, stray La Croix cans, to-go coffee cups, bits of plastic wrap or parchment.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
The truth was she would rather stay in the too-hot room and read than strip the dusty beds and sweep out moth-infested closets.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing sweep
"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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