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broom

[broom, broom] / brum, brʊm /
NOUN
device for cleaning floors
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The trailer also teased Harry’s acceptance letter from Hogwarts and his wand and Nimbus broom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Frances Perkins, Franklin Roosevelt’s Labor secretary, recalled having to clean up the agency — not just morally and ethically, but with broom and bucket, when she took over from William Nuckles Doak, Herbert Hoover’s appointee.

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

“You can take a broom and romance it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

She leaned the broom against the wall and took another deep breath.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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