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
He asked them to bring their “tools” — broom, stethoscope, an oxygen tank—and posed them against a lightly wrinkled cloth backdrop with natural light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Johnson said the puppies "may have started fighting" and jurors had already been told Martin used a broom to try to break them up.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 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
A few distant screeches of brooms on cobblestone, that’s all.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The goats have gotten loose half a dozen times, and Paszterko’s family has helped Wilcox round them up using brooms, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
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
Street-sweepers crossed the square back and forth, pushing their brooms.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
