sweep
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A home court sweep is off the table.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"But Korea had the courage to look what it had done straight in the eye" while "Denmark prefers to sweep everything under the rug," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Despite a weekend sweep of the Rangers, the Angels are tied for worst record in baseball and their fans are fed up with owner Arte Moreno’s leadership.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Swinney said Hamilton was straying into "incredibly inappropriate territory" and denied trying to sweep the story under the carpet.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
“I knew you’d make it!” said Anat, and the sound of her voice was enough to at last sweep the ground away from Molly entirely.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing sweep
"The Vietnam Wars" by Tod Olson
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