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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

Ferrand-Prevot, perched near-upright with an awkward-fitting aero helmet, looked as if she was trying to catch the French wind with a mop bucket and a pillowcase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

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

Mini flinched, and Dee Dee morphed from a compact into a staff just as a man dressed up as an Elvis impersonator sang, “You ain’t nothing but a bad mop, breaking all the time!”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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

But The Times has obtained records that call into question the agency’s statements about how thoroughly firefighters mopped up the Jan. 1 Lachman fire in the days before it reignited.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

"I wouldn't have to do this if you were around to help out. When was the last time you mopped?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

In one dish he is served by a neighbor, Usnavy finds “pieces of a blanket normally used for mopping floors . . . beaten and marinated in spices and a little beef broth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The robots carried out some tasks — such as mopping, vacuuming, wiping and dusting — with surprising skill.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

For Katya, a professional events organiser, the parties have stopped - and her world and life have been disrupted following the raid, trial and community service spent mopping hospital floors.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

“Ah, that was good,” sighed Aunt Shuvai, mopping up the last of her relish with a chunk of stiff porridge.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer