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
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
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
In Havana, residents used shovels, brooms and buckets to clear rubbish, mud and branches as they assessed the damage on Thursday.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
Perhaps brooms, like horses, could tell when you were afraid, thought Harry; there was a quaver in Neville’s voice that said only too clearly that he wanted to keep his feet on the ground.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
