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sweep

noun as in range, extent

noun as in movement

verb as in brush off, away

verb as in fly, glide

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With that, a crowd that was anticipating a sweep in the early innings of Wednesday’s game filed toward the exits — trudging away with the Dodgers still leading this series, but having lost all the momentum.

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That prompted Judge Karin Immergut to issue a more sweeping temporary order Sunday evening blocking the deployment of National Guard troops from any other state to Oregon.

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These were the troubling findings of a sweeping report that examined the performance of L.A.

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The Insurrection Act gives the president sweeping emergency power to deploy military forces within the United States if the president deems it is needed to quell civil unrest.

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He also said that it was time for Congress to consider more sweeping changes to the country’s health care system.

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