The phrase
"large swathes" means large areas or sections of something. It refers to a significant portion or extensive coverage of a place, topic, or population.
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Sentences with «large swathes»
- In 2014, ISIS took control of large swaths of territory, including Fallujah, Hawija and Mosul. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's designation of the the rusty patched bumblebee as endangered has already set in motion a rash of legal actions to block individual projects and stop all development in large swaths of land. (cfact.org)
- Biofuels also are contributing to the hikes but mainly because the EU and the United States are subsidizing domestic production of crops like corn that offer low efficiency when turned into fuel and compete with other foodstuffs for large swathes of land in these already densely populated areas, Clini said. (biopact.com)
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