sweep
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A home court sweep is off the table.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
But rain was on the way, which would sweep massive amounts of sediment from the denuded hillsides into the water.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The 39-year-old Irishwoman has not boxed since completing a clean sweep of the trilogy against Amanda Serrano in New York's Madison Square Garden last July, which saw her retain her undisputed light-welterweight title.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"But Korea had the courage to look what it had done straight in the eye" while "Denmark prefers to sweep everything under the rug," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Rupa bent to sweep the floor in tidy arcs, lifting the longer sari draped across the room and ducking under it to reach the far corners of the one-room hut.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
Vocabulary lists containing sweep
"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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