broom
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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
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
A montage shows Harry arriving at the magical school, receiving his wand and Nimbus broom and meeting his new classmates, including Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Before picking up a single scrub brush or broom, give yourself a map to your own kitchen by writing out the zones you’ll be tackling.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
Like a crazy person, I dropped my broom and ran for the barn.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
One or two players from the throwing team use carbon-fiber brooms to sweep the ice in front of the moving stone, influencing its path and speed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
A few distant screeches of brooms on cobblestone, that’s all.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 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
“We put in a pantry with a giant divider down the side. Half of it has pullout shelves for food storage, and the other half can hold things like brooms and vacuums.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
The street below me is quiet now, except for the sound of straw brooms sweeping the day’s litter into small piles on side streets.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
