sweeps
Americannoun
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It also creates a successor fund that preserves on paper the benefits of this annuity plan and sweeps the surplus—nearly $3.9 billion by the state’s own projection—out of the fund.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Thousands of people took to the streets in Los Angeles on Friday to mark International Workers’ Day amid heightened concerns about affordability, immigration sweeps and the Iran war.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
When Bovino and his forces arrived in North Carolina last November, they were greeted by protesters opposed to the deportation sweeps, as they had been in previous cities.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
Johnson, which effectively allowed cities to outlaw public camping, Albuquerque began a regime of sweeps, actively dismantling encampments—soon after, they outlawed public camping altogether.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Next, using that remarkable, newly discovered tool, his rodent teeth, he made two long oars, or sweeps, which he placed in notches he had gnawed out for oarlocks.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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