broom
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"At least tap water and electricity are working," Kosin said, as he used a broom to sweep out water.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 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
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
Some predicted they would be swept, but they could be doing the broom bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
I punch in the garage door code, grab a broom, and sweep the puddle inside.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
It was fall, and the entryway smelled aggressively of cinnamon brooms.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The case was closed without further action by public health inspectors after the on-site manager clarified that only janitorial staff handle brooms and mops, and chefs and cooks do not, according to the report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
A few distant screeches of brooms on cobblestone, that’s all.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
"Afterwards, the community really rallied around, there were people turning up with brooms, brushes to help with the clean-up," he said of the unrest in August.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
A cottony cloud of locusts hovered over a farm where a tiny family raised brooms in the fields.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
