new broom
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
And so it begins again - a new manager hunt leading to a new broom in the dressing room.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
If TD Bank is to get a new broom, it’s unclear where it will come from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
"As we say in Venezuela, 'the new broom sweeps clean.'"
From Reuters ● May 31, 2023
The match against Ravenclaw was drawing nearer and nearer, but Harry still hadn’t ordered a new broom.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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