dustpan
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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
Bradbrook said she had carried out the stunt early in the morning to minimise the risk of anyone being hurt and had brought a dustpan and brush to sweep up the broken glass.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2023
Together, they landed on a new type of mop: a dustpan, broom, and buffer all in one.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 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
But what really drove Rosaleen crazy was May catching spiders and carrying them out of the house in the dustpan.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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
There have, however, been any number of insects loitering on court during matches - keeping officials and ball boys and girls busy with their dustpans and brushes.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2021
The sand the two women were sweeping into their dustpans was transferred into plastic bags and marched out of the cave, down to the beach, where other students sieved it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2017
Or was it all thrown away, shovelled into dustpans?
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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