swath
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A swath of other summer blockbusters would be released alongside them; A “Spider-Man” here, a “Mission: Impossible” there.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Disney was willing to submit the premature renewal applications, and a flood of more than 150,000 comments to the FCC, from a swath of cross-partisan advocates, demonstrated overwhelming public support for ABC.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
That is because a huge swath of their coming financial obligations aren’t reflected on their balance sheets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He invoked emergency economic powers to impose a swath of these duties quickly, a move deemed illegal by the high court this February.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The gateway to the industrial heartland of Southern China runs up through the wide, verdant swath of the Pearl River Delta.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
The country's third-largest city was pummeled by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday, along with swaths of Colombia's coffee region and western coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
According to Airbnb research, when cities like New York enacted stricter hosting policies, swaths of the company’s home-rental footprint effectively disappeared in those areas.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wide swaths of California will face searing temperatures over the weekend, with forecasters issuing a heat advisory for non-coastal areas and warning about the risk of adverse fire weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Tibetans view swaths of China as their homeland, including the county of Kardze in Sichuan province on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau where Lobga was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Kate kept a hopeful eye out for anything unusual, but unfortunately there was nothing to see except boulders and sand and swaths of green vegetation.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing swath
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