swept
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The Black Death is best known for the catastrophic wave of plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1353, killing millions of people.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
At intervals of 20 years and sometimes more often, it has lashed and splashed us, turned our living rooms into muddy aquariums, swept away our cars and houses, and sometimes hundreds of Angelenos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Massive floods and landslides swept through border towns and villages in Nepal and Tibet, wiping out thousands of houses, destroying energy infrastructure and leaving thousands dead or missing.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The author of “The Sea-King and the Sorceress” on the lives and stories of the Nordic peoples who swept through Europe in the Middle Ages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
She moved west over the Sahara Desert, picking up sand and heat, then swept out into the Atlantic, where she became a tropical storm and got her name.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
