Sixteenth-century conquistadors cut a swath through ancient civilizations that had once rivaled those of the Aztec and Inca.

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The tornado cut a wide swath near the facility, flattening the home of Dara Reasonover.

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Hurricane Gilbert came along and cut a huge swath of their forest down.

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This first cut represents a broad swath of demographics as Conde Nast trials Apple's newest platform in order to see what works.

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Already, it has cut a tornado's swath: Legendary coach Joe Paterno, affectionately know as "JoePa, " is gone, dead and buried.

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Michael DuHaime, Mr. Christie's chief campaign strategist, said the governor has a record that appeals to a wide swath of voters, allowing him to argue that he has cut government spending and required public workers to contribute more to their pensions.

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