Word: sweep
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...most neutral people in Europe today are the fighting Irish. Last week as two hemispheres held their breath watching the racing brush fire of World War II sweep across the Balkans and Africa, tradition-steeped Irish were very busy honoring the heroes of a strictly private fight of 25 years...
...sided victories were recorded in the opening House golf matches. Leverett defeated Eliot 8 to 1, and a strong Lowell team rolled over Adams, 9 to 0. The Bunnies accomplished a clean sweep for the day by defeating Lowell in tennis, 4 to 2. Adams defeated Winthrop in that sport...
...began one day last November when ten Missouri Democratic leaders met in secret in a room in St. Louis' De Soto Hotel. Senator Bennett Champ Clark was there from Washington. Eight days before, a Republican, Forrest Donnell, had been elected Governor-in the midst of a Democratic sweep-by 3,613 votes. These politicians were practical men. They discussed a legislative investigation, on the issue of fraudulent ballots, that would prevent Forrest Donnell from taking office. Said a seasoned old country politician: "You will be the ones who are under the gun. You have a city election...
...January 1940: "Come then: let us to the task. . . . Fill the armies, rule the air, pour out the munitions, strangle the U-boats, sweep the mines, plow the land, build the ships, guard the streets, succor the wounded, uplift the downcast, and honor the brave...
...Greek seaport of Thessalonice, or Saloniki, holds the key to the tricky Balkan situation," he said, explaining that this city, located in the strip of Greece that borders on Bulgaria, can be used as a base for operations against the Germans as they sweep down towards Greece...