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vacuum cleaner

NOUN
carpet sweeper
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Sebastien Leas, a forecaster at France's weather service, likened it to a "vacuum cleaner, drawing in heat and masses of hot air rising from North Africa" and blasting it northward in a violent torrent.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Could this year’s hottest Valentine’s Day gift be…a vacuum cleaner?

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

Quite the contrary: He was a co-founder of IRobot, the maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, though he stepped down as the company’s chief technology officer in 2008 and left its board in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

On Boxing Day, an edit by Sir James - the billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner - will consider how the UK could boost its entrepreneurial spirit.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

“Well, really,” said Madam Malkin, snatching up the fallen robes and moving the tip of her wand over them like a vacuum cleaner, so that it removed all the dust.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling


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