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or swathes
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as in parts
a long narrow area
The mower cut a swath through the tall grass. A large swath of the country was affected by the hurricane. From the cliffside, we enjoyed a stunning view of the swath of coastline below.
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The Syrian civil war began in 2011, when anti-government protests — as part of the Arab Spring uprisings — were brutally suppressed, triggering an armed insurgency that overran wide swaths of the country.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Ghanaians have been railing against environmental degradation caused by unlicensed small-scale mining, a longstanding issue that has left large swathes of land pockmarked by pits and major rivers polluted.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Amid the outbreak of the country's civil war in 2011, the chaos allowed ISIS to rise in the Iraq-Syria border region and seize swaths of territory in the Levant region.
—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Red flag warnings will go into effect early Monday for large swaths of Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego, due to strong Santa Ana winds, according to the National Weather Service.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Turkey has long backed various rebel groups and has de-facto control of swaths of the north.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The swift rebel campaign started less than two weeks ago, when fighters launched a series of lightning offensives — first capturing the northern city of Aleppo and then advancing south toward the regime centers of power, as uprisings broke out in large swaths of the country.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
In a little over a week, the rebels have swept through major cities like Aleppo and Hama, captured swaths of territory across four provinces, and moved toward Syria’s capital, Damascus.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
These costs manifest in various forms, from the extensive use of nitrogen fertilizers, which emit nitrous oxide—a potent greenhouse gas that depletes stratospheric ozone—to the vast swaths of farmland and native habitats converted into biofuel production sites.
—Aissa Dearing, Big Think, 28 Nov. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Ghanaians have been railing against environmental degradation caused by unlicensed small-scale mining, a longstanding issue that has left large swathes of land pockmarked by pits and major rivers polluted.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Amid the outbreak of the country's civil war in 2011, the chaos allowed ISIS to rise in the Iraq-Syria border region and seize swaths of territory in the Levant region.
—Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Red flag warnings will go into effect early Monday for large swaths of Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego, due to strong Santa Ana winds, according to the National Weather Service.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Turkey has long backed various rebel groups and has de-facto control of swaths of the north.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The swift rebel campaign started less than two weeks ago, when fighters launched a series of lightning offensives — first capturing the northern city of Aleppo and then advancing south toward the regime centers of power, as uprisings broke out in large swaths of the country.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
In a little over a week, the rebels have swept through major cities like Aleppo and Hama, captured swaths of territory across four provinces, and moved toward Syria’s capital, Damascus.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
These costs manifest in various forms, from the extensive use of nitrogen fertilizers, which emit nitrous oxide—a potent greenhouse gas that depletes stratospheric ozone—to the vast swaths of farmland and native habitats converted into biofuel production sites.
—Aissa Dearing, Big Think, 28 Nov. 2024
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