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broom

[broom, broom] / brum, brʊm /
NOUN
device for cleaning floors
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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

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

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

Before picking up a single scrub brush or broom, give yourself a map to your own kitchen by writing out the zones you’ll be tackling.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2026

We fill a tray with papers and push it through to Hut 3 with the end of a broom handle.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

"My grandfather sold brooms out of the back of a van," he says, recalling riding with him as young boy, as they would travel to sell cleaning equipment.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

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

“We put in a pantry with a giant divider down the side. Half of it has pullout shelves for food storage, and the other half can hold things like brooms and vacuums.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2024

He had been riding one of the school brooms at team practice, an ancient Shooting Star, which was very slow and jerky; he definitely needed a new broom of his own.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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