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The right-hander brought the urgency to the mound that the Dodgers were missing during an abysmal 5-11 stretch that ended with a sweep against the Colorado Rockies this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

In the sweep and welter of its subject matter—dogma, history, fact, law, justice, anecdote, theory, prophecy—it almost suggests the Bible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Heavy rains and winds were strong enough to sweep around 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island, officials said.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Plans for deep-sea mining exploration are most advanced for a vast sweep of ocean near American Samoa, a US territory nestled between New Zealand and Hawaii in the South Pacific.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

“We’re going to do a full sweep of the temple’s east wing. Father Olufemi thought he saw her go in that direction,” said Zahur.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Lawrence played on-drives off the seamers and sweeps off the spinners.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

In its sports division, Disney saw a bigger operating profit decline than it previously forecast due to four-game sweeps in the NBA basketball playoffs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The department also said more sweeps are planned, while it continues to investigate what went wrong at the Pfizer building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The drop of more than 3.7 million boardings last year was due in part to the immigration sweeps that began at the beginning of the month, so numbers were expected to be higher this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

In an instant, he stands and sweeps down the face before cutting up again.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The Dodgers swept the three-game weekend series against the supposed contenders behind three starting pitchers who will lead off the playoffs yet who would not all be here if Walter didn’t own the joint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

He swept the 'Sunshine Double' - the name given to the back-to-back tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami Open - without dropping a set.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Winnings that get swept into a brokerage account are the tell,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

These are not neutral bystanders being swept into a media spat.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

The same hard, hot breeze that swept Akira’s hair away from her face cleared the hazy smoke away from the valley, and Akira sucked in her breath as she realized what she was looking at.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

He has also released two sweeping executive orders on elections, but their major provisions have been so far blocked by federal courts.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

In a sweeping, very entertaining investigative account, Dan Kois delves into the history and benefits of bar soap and why it’s worth fighting for.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

In China, a huge bulge of working-age people helped amplify sweeping economic reforms that turbocharged its economy starting in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Liechtenstein is a tiny, doubly-landlocked country tucked away between Switzerland and Austria, whose ruler enjoys sweeping political powers, unlike many of his counterparts in Europe.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

It trotted off a few paces, then sat down and looked at him hopefully, sweeping the ground with its tail.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver