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
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been crowned best game at this year's Bafta Games Awards - but didn't quite sweep the board as expected.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Zusha grew up on a dirt road in upstate New York and has worked as a stonemason and a chimney sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
While many of these actions have been reported, together they reveal the full sweep of the changes.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
She used it to sweep the ground around her, to create a huge cloud of ash that rose up like a smoke signal.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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