broom
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Miller, a 41-year-old design technician for a steel company in Linn, Mo., also made a protective cap for the sharp end of his garage push broom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some predicted they would be swept, but they could be doing the broom bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Purple, savoy and green cabbage are also high in insoluble fiber, which Beitchman says is “the broom of the digestive system,” allowing waste to pass through more easily.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security initially said a federal officer shot a man in the leg after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle by three migrants on 14 January.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
At that speed, they were also going fast enough to send Jack tumbling right off the back of the broom.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
A few distant screeches of brooms on cobblestone, that’s all.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The 12 in-house gardeners focused on exterior cleanup, using chainsaws and rakes to clear fallen trees and large branches before turning to push brooms to clean smaller debris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025
While the teams were in their locker rooms, the grounds crew used brooms to push water toward the sidelines.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
The court heard a shipping container storing the brooms arrived at London Gateway Port on 23 October 2021 and was transported to an industrial unit in Kent close to Pamper Cleaning.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023
Harry had been on the Gryffindor House Quidditch team ever since his first year at Hogwarts and owned one of the best racing brooms in the world, a Firebolt.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
