sweep
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The teen prodigy from Barcelona came into this World Cup expecting to sweep America as the most successful Spanish import since the Macarena.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
England would go on to sweep the series 3-0.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bryce Miller takes a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Seattle Mariners edge the Angels 1-0 to complete a three-game sweep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
A dangerous heat wave is even expected to sweep across Washington and much of the US throughout the anniversary weekend, when several football World Cup knockout matches are also being played.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
She has music playing from her phone, and for the next thirty minutes we scrub, dust, and sweep.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The music is a source of pleasure even as Torres and Solano stay vigilant to avoid city encampment sweeps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Hundreds of people in Taiwan have been evacuated from their homes, and many schools and offices closed, as the biggest typhoon in decades sweeps towards the region on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
She mops the comb plates of escalators, empties trash bins and sweeps the platform of the No. 7 line subway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
As the 2026 World Cup sweeps across 16 cities the US, Canada and Mexico, many fans are finding their bucket lists ruined by last-minute cancellations on secondary marketplaces.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
His prisoners come to an uncertain stop in the middle of the street as the soldier sweeps a flashlight in Ollie's direction.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
One person is dead after catastrophic flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country one year after fast-moving floods devastated a girls camp along the Guadalupe River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Bernstein examines how easy it is to be swept away by an environment where consequences don’t seem real.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
"It was unreal," he said, adding that while ponies grazing on the mountain had escaped, he feared for a neighbour's pigs as flames swept through surrounding land.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Shares of Sandisk got swept up in the broad-based chip selloff on Monday and have suffered through the major volatility in the memory space in recent weeks, but Wall Street remains unfazed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
She had a heartbeat to take a deep breath, and then—WHOOMP—the wave swallowed her and swept her off her feet.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
An unpleasant sensation is sweeping the nation: vomiting and explosive diarrhea that can last for weeks.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
But that sweeping generality about serenity’s devaluation could easily apply to any culture, Hayao Miyazaki might say.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The SSA, which handles benefits for more than 75 million retirees, people with disabilities and dependents, said it made sweeping productivity gains.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Just up the sloped bank, Antonio Solano and Erick Torres were sweeping outside their tent, where they live under the Glendale Freeway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Yes, they said you would come. I was just sweeping out the room for you.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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