Instead, we sweep our front walks, hose off our porches, shake out our shoes and sneakers.

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His second arrived the very next ball when Peter McGlashan was trapped plumb in front of his stumps attempting to sweep.

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Chris Humphrey set up Nick Blackman to sweep home in the 58th minute and put Motherwell in front.

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If Obama had been able to sweep Iowa and New Hampshire -- after months of Clinton being considered the front-runner among Democrats -- it could have given him powerful momentum going into future primaries.

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