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“If you don’t have some ethical and moral framework — it doesn’t have to be from a religion — you will be lost and swept away by this. People need some type of grounding.”
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
A bridge was knocked down on the island of Poros and vehicles have reportedly been swept away.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made one at the height of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, while Scott Morrison did the same as Covid-19 swept the globe in 2020.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Despite these establishment connections, Mr. Gittlitz shows, the team was swept up in the 1960s counterculture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
She swept around the coffin and Imogene, and mounted the steps to the altar.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.