sweeps
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Across the match six dismissals when batters were attempting sweeps across the match - the bounce of the Kolkata pitch bringing danger.
From BBC
“ICE didn’t leave. The people kicked them out,” said Ron Gochez, a member of Unión del Barrio, a group that monitors immigration sweeps across Los Angeles and helped create the Harbor Area Peace Patrols.
From Los Angeles Times
County, officials have sought to stem the bleeding from the immigration sweeps by launching a fund to deliver financial relief to small businesses.
From Los Angeles Times
Asian American leaders on Thursday rallied their communities to speak out against the federal immigration sweeps that have largely targeted Latino neighborhoods, warning that areas frequented by Asian immigrants could be next.
From Los Angeles Times
The FBI, local officials and Border Patrol officers collaborated on the case, deploying search dogs, drones and helicopters sweeps.
From Salon
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