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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

In Somerset, the makers of the 'Henry' vacuum cleaner have just spent £1.5m on new solar panels at their Chard factory.

From BBC May 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 13, 2026

Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s Cannes Grand Prix winner opens with a haunted vacuum cleaner.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

Even thinking it made his skin crawl, so he stood up and got the vacuum cleaner.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss



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