mopped
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At First Watch, by the end of Fermine’s shift at around 3 p.m., he will have washed hundreds of dishes, taken out the trash and mopped up the dish room.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Large investment firms mopped up foreclosed homes after the 2008 housing crash, placing a floor on prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
England at least mopped up the tail in his absence.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Kuzin mopped his brow, and Hulthage, Bendix, Hanna and rest of the orchestra stood and bowed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2025
Then he mopped up under his hat brim with a silk handkerchief.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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