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A broader sweep is yet to come, with officials in June proposing tariffs of between 10 percent and 12.5 percent targeting 60 trading partners over alleged failures to act against forced labor.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

By dropping the series finale after an 8-2 win in the opener, the Dodgers settled for a series win instead of sweep at Yankee Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The teen prodigy from Barcelona came into this World Cup expecting to sweep America as the most successful Spanish import since the Macarena.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

This is largely the same side that went out of the T20 World Cup in the group stage 20 months ago and one that suffered that embarrassing Ashes clean sweep.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

I release the boulder and lunge toward them as the current tries to sweep me away.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

A restaurant owner lost $20,000 in canceled catering contracts last summer, as sweeps across the county coincided with the summer celebration season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The music is a source of pleasure even as Torres and Solano stay vigilant to avoid city encampment sweeps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

She mops the comb plates of escalators, empties trash bins and sweeps the platform of the No. 7 line subway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Hundreds of people in Taiwan have been evacuated from their homes, and many schools and offices closed, as the biggest typhoon in decades sweeps towards the region on Friday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

There was a life-buoy, a pair of sweeps, a coil of rope.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

In less than four seconds—according to butterflies let loose in my stomach—the Bentley swept past 60 mph, casually acquiring a kinetic energy of nearly one megajoule, roughly equivalent to a stick of dynamite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

When Dornan ran again in 1998, with volunteers vowing to pursue any election irregularities, Sanchez walloped him, and he was swept into the dustbin of political history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The heat has swept the length and breadth of the UK from the south of England to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Bernstein examines how easy it is to be swept away by an environment where consequences don’t seem real.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

She wished she could stay, but while the giant sequoias would survive if Morris swept through, she and Dodger definitely would not.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The Red Devils have made sweeping cuts to their workforce since the partial takeover by Ineos in 2024, including those working in ticketing.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

By contrast, sentiment in the automotive sector sank, after car giant Volkswagen announced new sweeping layoffs and the potential closure of factories in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“It rips out Prop. 103’s good‑driver protections and replaces your actual driving record with a black‑box score built on sweeping data collection,’’ Balber said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The second property sits on a 1.34-acre waterfront lot inside the exclusive guard-gated enclave and offers sweeping views of Biscayne Bay and the downtown Miami skyline.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

In this sweeping international epic, black and white American soldiers protect each other under enemy fire in the African desert.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein