mopped

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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

England at least mopped up the tail in his absence.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Firefighters cleared brush and mopped up a hillside along California State Highway 14 due to fire in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

The remaining distance it covered with a flicked tongue, mopped sloppily across Sheed’s cheek.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles