mop
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She says she is only supposed to mop and sanitize when there is vomit or excrement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
It sold out, and Hockney began to emerge as an iconic figure with his signature bleached-blond mop, round-rimmed glasses and eye-catching sartorial style.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Barry Keoghan is playing Starr and has been spotted around town with an iconic Beatles-style mop top hairstyle.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Aldo asked me as he grasped the mop like a dancer holding his partner.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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
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
Sam knew that for sure, because once he had dumped Frank out, and Anastasia had screamed and grabbed Frank and filled the bowl with water again even before she mopped up the floor.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
At the institute, Wright participated in a work-study program — mopping floors, answering phones and interviewing other acting hopefuls to see if they had what it took to make it in the program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
They are also essential workhorses, often the last to leave at night, after mopping floors and taking out the trash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Grown men are crying and mopping their eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
I hustle hard, and Rock gives me a whole twenty bucks for sweeping, mopping, and helping him restock hair supplies.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
