swathe

Example Sentences

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In 2021, a swathe of land was purchased by the community after Buccleuch Estates announced its intention to sell off a huge chunk of its Borders Estate.

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She had been doing this now for half a year: to prove to herself that the swathes of gray soil across the forest really were growing larger.

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This comes after weeks of clashes which saw Syrian troops reclaim large swathes of territory in the north-east that had been under SDF control for more than a decade.

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It is the latest swathe of closures by the Spanish-owned bank which, like others on the high street, is closing bricks-and-mortar stores as customers move online.

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Their deaths come as a deadly winter storm hit a wide swathe of the US, including Texas, over the last week, killing more than 20 people and leaving several thousands without power.

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