mop up
Example Sentences
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Addressing the LAFD’s failure to fully extinguish the Lachman fire, which later reignited into the Palisades fire, Chief Jaime Moore conceded at a January board meeting that mop-up procedures needed to be strengthened.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
At that point, Battalion Chief Martin Mullen, who was running the mop-up operation, had walked three laps around the perimeter of the fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
More than a year after the Palisades fire, the public has yet to hear directly from firefighters about their mop-up of the Lachman fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
Even with the internal investigation underway, Moore said he spoke with the battalion chief who was on duty during the Lachman fire mop-up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
"Golly, I want to be a Thorgunner and get in on the mop-up when it comes!"
From Be It Ever Thus by Williams, Robert Moore
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
