mopped
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With the pitch turning, India had fielders crowded around the bat as their spinners then mopped up the tail with England skittled for 186.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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
Kuzin mopped his brow, and Hulthage, Bendix, Hanna and rest of the orchestra stood and bowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025
Then he found a pile of new towels and carried them through to the broken window, where he leaned out and mopped the inside of the canoe.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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