shovel

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The point of no return was 1915, when Duchamp, altogether rejecting art’s traditional role as aesthetic creation—metamorphosis—brought that snow shovel and hung it from his studio ceiling as “In Advance of the Broken Arm.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

But Moriarty said Castro was "not hit by a shovel or a broom. In fact, he was not hit at all," she said.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

In the film’s short teaser, Cruise — donning an Ethan Hunt-esque hair and makeup transformation — moves balletically while carrying a shovel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Several, he says, didn't have safety kits, such as a transceiver to reveal their location or a shovel.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

And, like a mail-order snow shovel that gets lost by the post office and finally turns up in July, the gift of hindsight always arrives too late to be of practical use.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood