sweep
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They rallied from 22 points down with less than eight minutes left in regulation to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime in game one of their Eastern Conference finals sweep.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Instead, she hopes that the romance and fantasy will work on their own merit to sweep readers off their feet, conveying just how great it can feel to get lost in a great book.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
A home court sweep is off the table.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Horse racing’s Triple Crown season ends Saturday with the Belmont Stakes, and for the eighth straight year there will be no sweep.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Germany’s war plan was to sweep across Belgium and invade France from the weakly defended north.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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