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Miller, a 41-year-old design technician for a steel company in Linn, Mo., also made a protective cap for the sharp end of his garage push broom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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

Frances Perkins, Franklin Roosevelt’s Labor secretary, recalled having to clean up the agency — not just morally and ethically, but with broom and bucket, when she took over from William Nuckles Doak, Herbert Hoover’s appointee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

At one point it was reported that equipment was so scarce that recruits were training with broom handles instead of rifles.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

At the princess’s command, the broom leapt into the air just above the first few children that lunged at them, then shot forward like an arrow, straight at the monsters blocking the doorway.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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

Tens of thousands of workers with brooms and shovels have been deployed, assisted by snow plows in the hardest-hit regions.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

The court heard a shipping container storing the brooms arrived at London Gateway Port on 23 October 2021 and was transported to an industrial unit in Kent close to Pamper Cleaning.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023

The two daughters were gently sweeping the bare stone floor with stiff brooms, and the son was polishing the silverware.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury