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sweeps

[sweeps]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. Slang.,  sweep.



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Alerts about raids are popping up regularly online as activist groups warn residents about sweeps in Latino-heavy neighborhoods like Cicero, Little Village and Pilsen.

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The performer represents a population that’s been targeted by the current administration via unconstitutional sweeps of brown people in American cities, regardless of their immigration status.

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“I’m not sure gold will go higher even if stocks come down, as we could instead see a meltdown that sweeps over all markets,” he said.

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Overnight, the winds will peak across Scotland as heavy rain sweeps southeast across England and Wales, before gradually easing later on Saturday.

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Agents are conducting sweeps in the streets, arresting people who might otherwise have gone unnoticed.

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