as in to clean
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When costumes finally come back after a show’s run, each one is cleaned in a laundry room that sees 60-80 garments come through in a day.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026 -
The body is cleaned and prepared in the Muslim tradition, as the family takes one last look before the burial, while hired men recite the Koran.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The pollutants diminished over time — absorbed into the landscape and washed into waterways.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Francis says to wash your vase thoroughly with mild soapy water before adding the stems, and fill it 3/4 of the way full with lukewarm water.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Unless a Nest user subscribes to a service that allows for quick access to review footage recorded on a device, Google routinely purges the footage rather than retain it indefinitely, said Stacey Higginbotham, a policy fellow at Consumer Reports who specializes in cybersecurity issues.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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From 2016 to 2019, around 4,000 judges in Turkey were purged and replaced with far less experienced judges who are supporters of Erdoğan.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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After receiving a settlement from his insurance company, Minds used the funds to decontaminate and fix his house.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Minds used his settlement not only to decontaminate but also to harden his home.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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When one heart is cleansed, the vibration of wholeness ripples outward.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The idea of a tube up my tuchus didn’t scare me, nor did the notorious prep of drinking a foul-tasting liquid to cleanse your intestinal tract.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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At the slime making station, guests will have the option to add scents extracted from real flowers.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by extracting mineral resources from extraterrestrial rocks.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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How do people process horrific events?—
Shawna Seed,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The federal agency, flush with cash and looking to vastly increase its capacity to hold and process detainees for deportation, has successfully bought a number of facilities similar to the Orlando warehouse in recent weeks, despite local backlash.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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The board ultimately refined it.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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My hunch is the space will be refined, thoughtful, open and airy and architecturally modern, with deliberate nods to Japanese artwork, furniture and design.—
Shindy Chen
February 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Elutriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elutriate. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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