sweeping

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Forest Service, which recently underwent a sweeping structural overhaul.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Higher oil prices are the latest challenge for a U.S. economy that has overcome crosscurrents sweeping through trade, consumer behavior and government spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

On the one-year anniversary of “Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping pharmaceutical tariffs on imports of patented drugs manufactured outside the U.S., with limited exemptions.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Italy's sport minister Andrea Abodi has also called for sweeping changes within the FIGC.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

My eyes start sweeping the ground for any more surprise containers of food.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer