swathe
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More than a century later, scientists will watch a total solar eclipse lasting a minute and 40 seconds appear across a swathe of northern Spain next week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
During their early years, the band appealed to a narrow swathe of teens and young adults.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Aside from electricity-generating facilities, consider also the power lines that swathe the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Revenue fell 4.9% on year, but the group hopes a swathe of new auto models can help it boost sluggish sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Now a vast swathe of light twisted in a voiceless wind; then the swathe vanished, and shimmering pale-green waves rippled across the stars.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Soprano Gabriella Reyes brought both menace and comedy to Catrina, tossing off her coloratura laughter and rocking her costume of silvery bones painted on black and swathed in tulle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
One features sunrise-pastel walls and an angelic ceiling mural, and another is swathed in bluish gray and gold marble print paper on the walls and ceiling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
Photos on social media showed them slouched on plastic chairs, swathed in plastic bags fogged up by their breath.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
At one table in front of him sat former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, swathed in a madder-red three-quarter-length coat and sandwiched between her counsel.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025
One arm played strings in the air; the other was swathed against his chest.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Masi speculates Comet Pons-Brooks’s horseshoe shape may result from shadows cast by the dusty “coma” swathing the object after the outburst.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2023
A later segment is dedicated to the art nouveau dancer Marie Louise Fuller and her efforts “to disappear inside the rigors and extravagance of her work” by swathing herself in otherworldly costumes.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
A cascade of blonde frames her face, flowing seamlessly into the airy tunics she wears, each a slightly grander version of those swathing her staff.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2021
Elizabeth I thought better of trying to assert her authority by swathing herself in scarlet.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2014
Her cape hangs all the way to her feet, swathing her in gold-trimmed black.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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