sweep up
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As overlapping food-safety concerns continue to sweep up restaurant chains this summer, Sweetgreen on Thursday became the latest to put numbers on the impact.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The competition poses a challenge for quant firms, which have sought to sweep up the next generation of math whizzes to retain the trading edge that has made them a force in finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He would keep an eye on the space after hours and sweep up around the area when it needed it.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Since Carrie has been married — been there, done that — one would think she wouldn’t be in a hurry to sweep up some other dude’s thickened toenail clippings.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
Apparently, the Underworld king and queen thought “looking after” someone meant giving him a broom and having him sweep up their messes.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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