sweeping

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It led to a referendum, held alongside the election, where most people voted for sweeping changes to the constitution, parliament and legal system.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Higher oil prices are the latest challenge for a U.S. economy that has overcome crosscurrents sweeping through trade, consumer behavior and government spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The case has unfolded alongside a parallel legal offensive from Baldoni, who filed a sweeping $400-million countersuit accusing Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, the New York Times and others of defamation and extortion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Nina saw the pale searchlights sweeping across the sky, hunting for the German aircraft.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein