sweep
Example Sentences
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The festival comes with many traditions, including deep-cleaning the house beforehand to sweep away the old year's misfortunes and welcome a fresh start.
From BBC
Oil and natural-gas prices surged Thursday after a sweeping escalation in the Persian Gulf.
There’s also talk of an export levy, or a ban altogether, of U.S. crude exports—a move seen as even more disruptive to global trade than last spring’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs.
From Barron's
There’s also talk of an export levy, or a ban altogether, of U.S. crude exports—a move seen as even more disruptive to global trade than last spring’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs.
From Barron's
There’s also talk of an export levy, or a ban altogether, of U.S. crude exports—a move seen as even more disruptive to global trade than last spring’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs.
From Barron's
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