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broom

[broom, broom] / brum, brʊm /
NOUN
device for cleaning floors
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Advancements in AI models have transformed how robots learn, allowing them to more accurately predict the next sequence of joint movements needed to lift a cup or pick up a broom.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

"This time, the water level is higher than the 2011 flood," the 44-year-old told AFP, using 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

It was either that or a broom closet, I thought as I squeezed inside and into the tiny chair Callaway offered me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Veronika, a cow living in a mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself using sticks, rakes, and brooms.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 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

Pop and Mama and my brothers and sisters and me all grabbed brooms and shovels and took to the fields and started swinging, vowing to beat ’em off if we had to.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney


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