broom
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"At least tap water and electricity are working," Kosin said, as he used a broom to sweep out water.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Director Alex Myers has seen teens try to sweep without touching the broom to the floor; he has to intervene to correct them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
According to state prosecutors, Castro falsely claimed that Sosa-Celis and another man had attacked an ICE agent with a broom and shovel, and that he had simply acted in self defense.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Johnson said the puppies "may have started fighting" and jurors had already been told Martin used a broom to try to break them up.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
There was a tremendous thud against the door, and the broom bent a little.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
It was fall, and the entryway smelled aggressively of cinnamon brooms.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
A few distant screeches of brooms on cobblestone, that’s all.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The goats have gotten loose half a dozen times, and Paszterko’s family has helped Wilcox round them up using brooms, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
Tens of thousands of workers with brooms and shovels have been deployed, assisted by snow plows in the hardest-hit regions.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
For many years before the revolution, Jorge had traveled five weeks out of six, selling electric brooms and portable fans for an American firm.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
