mop
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But he was also a mop, or a Vermeer, or a green onion, depending on whom you asked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
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
As she grabbed the mop and bucket from where they’d been left in the corner, Ophie wondered what it must be like to have so few things to worry about.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
"I have mopped my room more than eight times," she told AFP.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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
The detention center was becoming unsanitary, the staffer said, with trash bins not promptly emptied, bathrooms not cleaned and floors not mopped as they should be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
The floors have been mopped, and unbelievably, the mail’s been cleared out.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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
"By the time I reach the houses and start sweeping and mopping, my clothes are already soaked. Some days I also have to clean rooftops where the marble floors feel like they are on fire."
From BBC ● May 28, 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
Chinese brands began to offer more advanced navigational capabilities and extra functions such as mopping, while Roombas were slow to evolve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
He ate without stopping, mopping up the last of the sambal from the banana leaf with the roti.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
