new broom
Britishnoun
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Barclays analyst Warren Ackerman commented that the CEO’s new broom should create a more reactive organization with leaner costs, while Bernstein’s analyst, Callum Elliott, observed that “sentiment has flipped quite dramatically in a positive direction.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025
A new broom does not have to sweep clean!
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2025
For Wales, perhaps it was to be expected that a new broom would sweep clean.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
"As we say in Venezuela, 'the new broom sweeps clean.'"
From Reuters ● May 31, 2023
“Well, in that case — I really didn’t want to lose you as Seeker, Harry. And have you ordered a new broom yet?”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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