mop up
Example Sentences
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Now, the roughly half a million barrels a day of Venezuelan crude that China used to mop up will likely be diverted to U.S. refineries along the Gulf Coast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
“However, the outcome has made it incredibly clear that our mop up and verification process needed to be stronger.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
Kuroda didn’t, leaving Ueda to mop up his mess.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
They have not provided dispatch records of all firefighting and mop up activity before Jan. 7.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
We had to clean up, mop up, and move ahead.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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