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broom

[broom, broom] / brum, brʊm /
NOUN
device for cleaning floors
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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

When the AI reported “a person is jumping from the roof of a house,” it was Soderstrom again, this time standing up quickly in the lanai and grabbing a hose or broom, she recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 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

Miss Mortimer took a broom from the classroom closet and began sweeping up the broken glass.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

It was fall, and the entryway smelled aggressively of cinnamon brooms.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Staff and volunteers, recruited with support from the council office, were about to head into nearby streets with shovels, brooms and trash bags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

A few distant screeches of brooms on cobblestone, that’s all.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 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

When I applied the brakes, which I did every few feet, brooms and mops ended up in the front seat.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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