mop
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Dr Callum MacIver, research fellow at the University of Strathclyde, said data centres in Scotland would mop up excess renewable energy.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
By about 6 p.m., forward progress had been stopped, with crews remaining at the site to mop up, Stewart said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Households in India have long relied on an informal army of domestic workers to mop floors, wash dishes and cook meals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Many days, he pushed a mop alongside his crews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Her hair did not have its usual greasy shine; it looked like the matted head of an old mop.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
“We’re continuing to work diligently... to get this fire suppressed, to get things mopped up, to get things closed up and get things things ready for people to come back in,” Gardner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
Water droplets flew everywhere and needed to be mopped up.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Routine tasks such as mopping floors, spraying countertops, and wiping surfaces with scented products generate billions or trillions of particles, with the total depending on the product.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Willy might as well be delivering newspapers or mopping the kitchen floor, so disconnected are his gestures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Fallon said his neighbour has been mopping up inside while he tries to clear water away outside.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Abrar Ahmed complemented Shadab neatly, finishing with 3-25, while left-arm quick Salman Mirza bowled with fire, mopping up the tail with figures of 3-18 as Sri Lanka were bowled out with four balls unused.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Two inmate trusties who had been mopping the floor stopped to watch the officers struggle with the wheelchair and the cage.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
