sweep
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Brown has been designing these situations since long before he had the Knicks dreaming of a Finals sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
This process creates tightly focused bursts of radiation that sweep through space.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
For an absorbing set and a half there was very little between the pair, until Osaka ran out of gas and Sabalenka was able to sweep to victory.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The New York Knicks’ sweep of the Cavaliers to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 boosts shares of MSG Sports.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
“And if you had somebody to sweep up this hair, that’s what he’d be doing right now!”
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
Vocabulary lists containing sweep
"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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