swept
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These are the investors dropping bitcoin and other digital tokens and getting swept up in the mania over AI stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Lauded as an AI darling in 2025, its stock had a rough start to 2026 as it was swept up in the broader software selloff earlier this year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nearly a quarter of the Spokane population was forced to evacuate the wildfires, which swept through the outskirts of the city over the weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Dodgers were last swept in consecutive series last year, getting swept by the Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers July 4-9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Natalie remembered being swept away by the storm.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
