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The indifference to keeping America’s dirty laundry buried in the basket has been one of the rare constants in Trumpism, as has been a see-no-evil ethos by the President in response to forehead-slapping details that have stunned national security hawks of every background.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Instead of tossing dirty laundry in a corner of a bedroom, store it neatly in a wicker hamper that’s perfectly designed to fit in any 90-degree angle.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Dirty linen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirty%20linen. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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