dustpan
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"We have been collecting the pellets up by hand and with dustpan and brush."
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
Her mere presence sometimes sparks fear and commotion in a kitchen, sending workers scrambling to pick up a dustpan and broom to sweep up debris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
If the floor seems solid, move the big items outside and scrape smaller debris into a pile, so you can scoop it up with a dustpan or a flat-head shovel.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022
Together, they landed on a new type of mop: a dustpan, broom, and buffer all in one.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2022
She left the bathroom and came back holding a dustpan in one hand and a broom in the other.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
The statue - one of Koons' iconic Dog Balloons - smashed into tiny shards, and had to be swept into dustpans by gallery staff.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2023
It's pretty basic, though it does come with a bamboo handle that's easier on the eyes than most dustpans.
From The Verge ● Jul. 28, 2021
Williams Sonoma taught customers to buy $95 dustpans, and $9 parsley countertop scrub.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2021
One of those dustpans on a long handle was borrowed from McDonald’s, and a gray-haired firefighter reached down and dipped it into the water.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2017
Or was it all thrown away, shovelled into dustpans?
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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