sweeper

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This was the dream scenario: baseball’s very best, edgy crowd, one-run game, two outs, a title on the line—and Ohtani getting the better of his pal on a filthy 3-2 sweeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

As the camera follows a suburban Chicago street sweeper along its early morning route, it stops at a modest house, perched on the other side of the train tracks.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Homes have been evacuated after a sinkhole believed to be from an old mine opened up and swallowed a road sweeper.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The clip included the following caption: “Life asks for a lot and I’m just a street sweeper who wants you to listen to his music.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Boori Ma, sweeper of the stairwell, had not slept in two nights.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri