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broom

[broom, broom] / brum, brʊm /
NOUN
device for cleaning floors
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A broom tucked into a corner explains the unusual tidiness of the space, disturbed only by a glass bottle and a brown puddle in the middle of the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The trailer also teased Harry’s acceptance letter from Hogwarts and his wand and Nimbus broom.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

He asked them to bring their “tools” — broom, stethoscope, an oxygen tank—and posed them against a lightly wrinkled cloth backdrop with natural light.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

At one point it was reported that equipment was so scarce that recruits were training with broom handles instead of rifles.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

Jack yelled, spinning around to pick up 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

She said other homeless people in the alley along the warehouse have stolen brooms and coveralls that she said cost up to $100 each.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2025

"Afterwards, the community really rallied around, there were people turning up with brooms, brushes to help with the clean-up," he said of the unrest in August.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2025

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

The Witchlings, Seven’s family, and the Town Gran rode back to town on brooms.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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