dustpan
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dustpans
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That complaint alleged that a dining hall worker wearing gloves used a broom and dustpan to sweep and then made scrambled eggs with the same gloves on, according to the report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
"A good lint brush can be great for removing pet fur and dander, too, and a dustpan and brush can come in handy for larger debris on sturdier fabric."
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022
It was designed by artist Bartłomiej Kiełbowicz, who also has created fake labels people have been sticking on shelves inside Leroy Merlin stores, including one for a broom and dustpan “for sweeping away guilt.”
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2022
While the water runs, Rapinchuk recommends working the tips of the bristles into the soapy dustpan to remove excess dirt.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
In the daytime their crisp, incinerated corpses littered the floor and windowsills, and until Kochu Maria swept them away in her plastic dustpan, the air smelled of Something Burning.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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 not only indicates the size and interior shape of the closet, it shows where the brooms, dustpans, brushes, towels, cleaning cloths and even the iron were to be stored.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021
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
Or was it all thrown away, shovelled into dustpans?
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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