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How to pronounce“swept”in English

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In natural English speech, "swept" appears in contexts such as: "The police eventually turned her over to immigration authorities and she's been detained in this correctional facility since then. One of tens of thousands swept up in an ongoing immigration crackdown. Oh my god, I'm so sorry. That's actually my mom.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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The police eventually turned her over to immigration authorities and she's been detained in this correctional facility since then. One of tens of thousands

swept up in an ongoing immigration crackdown.

Oh my god, I'm so sorry. That's actually my mom.

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adjective

Cleared of mines (explosive devices).

“Having survived the seemingly-random attacks through the day, and now under the cover of night, the Germans seem to have a clear run to safety. However, back when the route became clear thanks to the Enigma intercepts, Bomber Command had laid more mines in the swept channel. And now, along comes Gneisenau!”

verb

simple past and past participle of sweep

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