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The victim was reportedly knocked unconscious from the fall and was swept into the ocean by the waves, witnesses lost sight of the victim and the rescue operation later transitioned into a likely recovery operation. – Oregon State Police	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We should not be here. We don’t wanna be here. We didn’t ask to be here this is something that we were forced into, listening to the reports and everything that’s taken place in this country, this here will not be swept under the rug. I’ve said this before: This is not the 1920s, not the 1930s, the 1950s or ’60s or ‘70s. We stand for something different. No disrespect to those that have walked the way for us and for us to be here, to have a voice. And we’re absolutely thankful. But we’re not going – at all. We’re not going. – Amir Locke	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Because of Taylor Budowich support, Republicans up and down the ballot are going to be swept into office at a historic rate. – President Trump	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
There were landslides in communities and then some of the victims were swept by floods. – Joemen Collado	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is easily the most serious security crisis in Europe since the 1980s, russia and the West have disagreed so fundamentally on worldview and that fundamental disagreement has been swept under the carpet for years. – Nigel Gould-Davies	Found on CNN 2 years ago
While respecting the Court’s ruling, we’re disappointed that substantial allegations of grave jury misconduct continue to be swept under the rug and left wholly unexamined in a case of historic proportion — all, it appears, because of the defendant’s matchless notoriety. – Marc Fernich	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
While the overall rate of spending emergency rental assistance has improved, many programs are still too slow in getting assistance to tenants in need, those program administrators that can't or won't follow clear White House and The Treasury directives will have funding swept and reallocated to those that will. – Diane Yentel	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We woke up to people screaming for help, the water had risen to our heads... and I saw people being swept away with the water with my own eyes. – Anish Yadav	Found on CNN 2 years ago
When you have large pockets of migration from places where jihadist ideology is prevalent, it can easily create the conditions where large numbers of people, especially young people, can become radicalized or swept up into a radical fervor. – Stephen Miller	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Financial Empowerment's easy to get swept up in the emotions of the pregnancy and ignore practical matters, financial Empowerment's never too soon to begin financially planning for a new baby. – Deborah Meyer	Found on CNN 2 years ago
She was a doctor, she was a healer, but she still was swept into this genocide, it’s a nightmare I wish I could wake up from. – Ziba Murat	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If you look at the air flow outside, the infected air would be swept away and very unlikely to cause transmission, there are very few recorded instances of outdoor transmission. – Both Bazant	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It came very fast, there was no time to alert anyone, i felt that even we would be swept away. – Sanjay Singh Rana	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
All of the attention to previously tolerated or semi-ignored or swept-under-the-rug sorts of issues has just bubbled up through society, and the military as a major institution has been caught up in it like others. – Richard Betts	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If you had asked me before the pandemic, I probably would have talked a lot about the tax cuts, deregulation, even immigration, the pandemic swept up the country and defined what was going on. And so by definition, everything Julian Zelizer has done this year will be elevated beyond anything in the first three years. – Julian Zelizer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Never before have we witnessed more engagement surrounding mental health. Thanks to Covid, everyone is in the same boat of despair and despondency, it has gone from (being) swept under the carpet to hitting the ceiling. – Nelson Moses	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I want to acknowledge the fact that since March, our lives have changed drastically. The invisible enemy Covid-19 swept across our beautiful country and impacted all of us, my deepest sympathy goes out to everyone who has lost a loved one and my prayers are with those who are ill or suffering. I know many people are anxious and some feel helpless. I want you to know you are not alone. – Melania Trump	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. Jaylen Brown had 21 points and Jason Tatum added 15 for The Celtics. Joel Embiid had 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the 76ers. They shot 29.5 % from the field. I dont want to be swept. – Joel Embiid	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We were going to talk to you tonight about biofuels. But the powerful storm that swept through Iowa last week has taken a terrible toll on our farmers, our small businesses and our families who are still without power, so while we have the honor of casting Iowa's votes -- 11 for Bernie Sanders and 38 for Joe Biden -- we also want to ask to keep Iowans in your thoughts during this difficult time. – Tom Vilsack	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The tsunami of social media that has conquered global communications within a few years has swept away privacy, once predominant, and has laid the groundwork for a new world where everything is public - or is rapidly becoming so - and where everything is transparent - or is about to be. – Maxim Behar	added by MaximBehar 3 years ago
He was swept away right before my eyes. – Keisuke Masuda	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
My son needed help, and I dont feel like they helped my son, my son needed help, andI dont feel like they helped my son... I feel like he doesnt -- without this, he would just be nobody. Hes just -- it doesnt matter, hes just another guy. Just another child, just swept up under the rug and thats it and forgotten about. – Anderson Sr.	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The water came and swept away our houses and everything we owned; we came here with nothing. We are in great need of assistance, especially food. – Grandmother Millicent Agata	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
If it wasn't for the video, this would have been swept under the rug. – Mawuli Davis	Found on Reuters 3 years ago

The victim was reportedly knocked unconscious from the fall and was swept into the ocean by the waves, witnesses lost sight of the victim and the rescue operation later transitioned into a likely recovery operation.

– Oregon State Police

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We should not be here. We don’t wanna be here. We didn’t ask to be here this is something that we were forced into, listening to the reports and everything that’s taken place in this country, this here will not be swept under the rug. I’ve said this before: This is not the 1920s, not the 1930s, the 1950s or ’60s or ‘70s. We stand for something different. No disrespect to those that have walked the way for us and for us to be here, to have a voice. And we’re absolutely thankful. But we’re not going – at all. We’re not going.

– Amir Locke

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Because of Taylor Budowich support, Republicans up and down the ballot are going to be swept into office at a historic rate.

– President Trump

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

There were landslides in communities and then some of the victims were swept by floods.

– Joemen Collado

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is easily the most serious security crisis in Europe since the 1980s, russia and the West have disagreed so fundamentally on worldview and that fundamental disagreement has been swept under the carpet for years.

– Nigel Gould-Davies

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While respecting the Court’s ruling, we’re disappointed that substantial allegations of grave jury misconduct continue to be swept under the rug and left wholly unexamined in a case of historic proportion — all, it appears, because of the defendant’s matchless notoriety.

– Marc Fernich

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

While the overall rate of spending emergency rental assistance has improved, many programs are still too slow in getting assistance to tenants in need, those program administrators that can't or won't follow clear White House and The Treasury directives will have funding swept and reallocated to those that will.

– Diane Yentel

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We woke up to people screaming for help, the water had risen to our heads... and I saw people being swept away with the water with my own eyes.

– Anish Yadav

Found on CNN
2 years ago

When you have large pockets of migration from places where jihadist ideology is prevalent, it can easily create the conditions where large numbers of people, especially young people, can become radicalized or swept up into a radical fervor.

– Stephen Miller

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Financial Empowerment's easy to get swept up in the emotions of the pregnancy and ignore practical matters, financial Empowerment's never too soon to begin financially planning for a new baby.

– Deborah Meyer

Found on CNN
2 years ago

She was a doctor, she was a healer, but she still was swept into this genocide, it’s a nightmare I wish I could wake up from.

– Ziba Murat

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If you look at the air flow outside, the infected air would be swept away and very unlikely to cause transmission, there are very few recorded instances of outdoor transmission.

– Both Bazant

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

It came very fast, there was no time to alert anyone, i felt that even we would be swept away.

– Sanjay Singh Rana

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

All of the attention to previously tolerated or semi-ignored or swept-under-the-rug sorts of issues has just bubbled up through society, and the military as a major institution has been caught up in it like others.

– Richard Betts

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If you had asked me before the pandemic, I probably would have talked a lot about the tax cuts, deregulation, even immigration, the pandemic swept up the country and defined what was going on. And so by definition, everything Julian Zelizer has done this year will be elevated beyond anything in the first three years.

– Julian Zelizer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Never before have we witnessed more engagement surrounding mental health. Thanks to Covid, everyone is in the same boat of despair and despondency, it has gone from (being) swept under the carpet to hitting the ceiling.

– Nelson Moses

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I want to acknowledge the fact that since March, our lives have changed drastically. The invisible enemy Covid-19 swept across our beautiful country and impacted all of us, my deepest sympathy goes out to everyone who has lost a loved one and my prayers are with those who are ill or suffering. I know many people are anxious and some feel helpless. I want you to know you are not alone.

– Melania Trump

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. Jaylen Brown had 21 points and Jason Tatum added 15 for The Celtics. Joel Embiid had 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the 76ers. They shot 29.5 % from the field. I dont want to be swept.

– Joel Embiid

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We were going to talk to you tonight about biofuels. But the powerful storm that swept through Iowa last week has taken a terrible toll on our farmers, our small businesses and our families who are still without power, so while we have the honor of casting Iowa's votes -- 11 for Bernie Sanders and 38 for Joe Biden -- we also want to ask to keep Iowans in your thoughts during this difficult time.

– Tom Vilsack

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The tsunami of social media that has conquered global communications within a few years has swept away privacy, once predominant, and has laid the groundwork for a new world where everything is public - or is rapidly becoming so - and where everything is transparent - or is about to be.

– Maxim Behar

added by MaximBehar
3 years ago

He was swept away right before my eyes.

– Keisuke Masuda

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

My son needed help, and I dont feel like they helped my son, my son needed help, andI dont feel like they helped my son... I feel like he doesnt -- without this, he would just be nobody. Hes just -- it doesnt matter, hes just another guy. Just another child, just swept up under the rug and thats it and forgotten about.

– Anderson Sr.

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The water came and swept away our houses and everything we owned; we came here with nothing. We are in great need of assistance, especially food.

– Grandmother Millicent Agata

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

If it wasn't for the video, this would have been swept under the rug.

– Mawuli Davis

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

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