sweep
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St. John Bosco 6, Santa Margarita 1: Noah Everly hit two home runs to help the Braves complete a three-game sweep of Santa Margarita.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
This year smash-hit role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks set to sweep the board with 12 nominations in total.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
They see themselves at the cutting edge of a trend that is about to sweep the game.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
While many of these actions have been reported, together they reveal the full sweep of the changes.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
They all might have been safe jumping in the water and letting the wildfire sweep past them, but there was an arbor over the pool.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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