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sweeping

[swee-ping] / ˈswi pɪŋ /


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Sweeping out everybody over a certain age is an administrative shortcut dressed up as a solution.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Sweeping contentious issues under the rug and relegating them to wanton aggravation is one major way of letting these same topics fester.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The ban comes days before the Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, where people tidy the graves of loved ones and make ritual offerings.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Sweeping reforms in the Fed’s economic models to defend the dollar offer a straightforward path to lower interest rates across the yield curve—short-term and long-term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Sweeping music started pouring from the sound system.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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