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swathe

verb as in drape

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verb as in enfold

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Recent drone sightings in Poland, along with a swathe spotted around critical infrastructure across Europe, including in Belgium and Denmark, have sparked fear across some Nato countries.

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The Huthis, who hail from Yemen's rugged north, have controlled large swathes of the country, including the capital Sanaa, for more than a decade.

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Putin has demanded that Ukraine give up swathes more territory in the east if it wants an end to the war.

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Communities in the Highlands and Islands have bought and managed vast swathes of land over recent decades, and a community right-to-buy was made law in 2003.

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But critics have warned that such a candidate is unelectable in broad swathes of America - and Republicans have gleefully held the self-avowed democratic socialist up as the far-left face of the Democratic Party.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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