sweep
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"He came into our lives as a chimney sweep, which he clearly wasn't," Fenton later recalled.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Braves either try to win with Sale on Sunday, or risk needing to sweep three games started by Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Skubal, in that order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The agent will sweep idle savings into whatever insured account pays the most.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Muse and similar agentic AI assistants could soon sweep household cash automatically into accounts paying 3.3% to 5.0%, instead of the 0.1% national average on checking accounts,” Slok said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
“But listen, li’l man, around here, we sweep up ourselves, you know?”
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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After weeks of unusually warm weather, autumn is finally set to make its presence felt on Tuesday as cooler air sweeps across the UK from the north-west.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“As a precaution, the building has been evacuated while CHP sweeps the building,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
So far, 70 sweeps have yielded 694 skimmers, the agency said, preventing an estimated $720 million in fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The advent of new AI video-generation technology is again a major topic of conversation at Venice as change sweeps through the industry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
She gets up and sweeps the broken halves of the pencil off the table, into her left palm.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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There was no sign of its bustling market, the local Uttargaya School was in ruins, the houses swept away, and school buses were turned over.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Demand exploded locally this decade, most memorably during a purple bread mania that swept the archipelago in the darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Questions about its finances — let alone about its ownership — were swept under the rug.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Many investors were also swept up in the speculative frenzy that drove gold to fresh record highs last year and at the start of 2026, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
From the doorway a searchlight swept the room, lingering on blocks where anything stirred.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Nestled at the top of the museum with sweeping city views, the classic American eatery is now taking reservations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Still, both Becks were determined to rebuild that trust and to engage with new election laws that brought in sweeping changes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Perched at the highest point within the prestigious Laughlin Park enclave, the grounds command sweeping views of the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Observatory—adding further romance to this timeless legacy estate,” the description added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Plus: English soccer giant Manchester City found guilty of sweeping financial breaches, and OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
I could see Louise closing the gap between herself and the sweeping skirts of Camilla’s coat—a gabardine duster.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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