mop
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Many days, he pushed a mop alongside his crews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
I mop their famous gravy with a hunk of sourdough and hear Sancho Panza in my head and I grin.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
It sold out, and Hockney began to emerge as an iconic figure with his signature bleached-blond mop, round-rimmed glasses and eye-catching sartorial style.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Next to her is a bulging Balenciaga mini bag, and a pair of oversized sunglasses on her head are perched atop a mop of jet black curls.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
When I was a first year, I’d seen her make a cocky fifth year mop the entire mess hall because he had the audacity to start a food fight.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Perhaps England could have pushed towards 290, but Axar induced Dawson into a pull to deep square, then the left-arm spinner mopped up the tail.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"I have mopped my room more than eight times," she told AFP.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
He assumed I was limping because of the fight—battle wound—and was telling me how everyone was talking about how I mopped Brandon, even the people who got chocolate milk splashed on them.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
"By the time I reach the houses and start sweeping and mopping, my clothes are already soaked. Some days I also have to clean rooftops where the marble floors feel like they are on fire."
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The evening had been busy for Juan too, she recalled, including cooking tacos for the children, mopping the kitchen and reading and conversing with Kevin.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Fallon said his neighbour has been mopping up inside while he tries to clear water away outside.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
With U.S. warships that once patrolled the strait now deployed chasing drug boats in the Caribbean and mopping up Inuit resistance on Greenland’s coasts, Taipei quickly capitulated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Ronnie looked panicked, mopping his forehead fester and faster while whispering to Ralph.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
