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[sweep] / swip /






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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

Apollo Global Management Chief Economist Torsten Slok recently raised the prospect of an AI-induced bank run, saying that people could use bots to sweep their money into accounts that pay higher interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

"This time, the water level is higher than the 2011 flood," the 44-year-old told AFP, using a broom to sweep out water.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

A river, so quick and cold it would sweep you away in mere moments if you fell in, ran through the center of the valley.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Asalanka and Mendis were pinned attempting sweeps and Dunith Wellalage, who hit two sixes in a 36-ball 45 at number seven, was tempted to sky a catch to mid-on.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

Big Ant, who sweeps stalls for the Compton Cowboys, shares his emotions only with his pony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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

Jay sweeps the beam behind us, then in front of us.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

That January, she and her son, Sonny, had evacuated their home in Altadena, Calif., as the Eaton fires swept the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Questions about its finances — let alone about its ownership — were swept under the rug.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

While road damage in Manang has been serious, with several bridges swept away and communications down in some areas, no one had been killed in the trekking region, chief district officer Mukti Prasad Khanal said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

She swept around the coffin and Imogene, and mounted the steps to the altar.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Eero Saarinen produced the molded-fiberglass Pedestal chair, sweeping the seat and stem into a single sculptural form intended to eliminate what he called the “slum of legs” beneath tables and chairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The appointment comes as the BBC continues to make sweeping cuts to its news division.

From BBC ● 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

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

They can sense a storm long before it appears, and the poison tide was like an underwater storm, sweeping through the sea.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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