How to Use flushable in a Sentence
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Over the past few years, the Lia team has been working on a new kind of pregnancy test that is plastic-free, flushable and biodegradable.
—Bérénice Magistretti, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
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The products marketed as flushable wipes are the most common cause of backups in the pumps and the more than 3,300 miles of sewer lines and isn't a new issue for MSD.
—Matt Mencarini, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2020
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Even flushable wipes take a much longer time than toilet paper to decompose.
—Corey Whelan, Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021
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Flushable cat litters don’t expand as much as non-flushable types.
—Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 23 Jan. 2023
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Some are also flushable, but that depends a good deal on your home plumbing system, Dr. Conrad says.
—Ali Kessler, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2022
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The sting for the Padres surely is real, but also quickly flushable in a season where the postseason becomes a uniquely fresh start.
—Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
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The first and only flushable, 0% plastic, and biodegradable pregnancy test.
—Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 24 June 2021
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The first fully flushable, biodegradable pregnancy test has reached online shelves.
—Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2021
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Many things people think of as flushable, like facial or baby wipes and sanitary napkins, do not break down like toilet paper.
—Karen Huppertz, ajc, 10 June 2017
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Before the bill passed last year, an industry lobbyist visited Cheh in her office to explain how his client’s wet wipes were flushable.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 15 June 2017
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Additional benefits of the Lower Fall trail is that at the start of it are flushable toilets, picnic tables, and an ice-cold drinking fountain.
—Chris Van Leuven, Outside Online, 19 Oct. 2022
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Although the package might state otherwise, flushable wipes should not go down the toilet, according to American Water.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2020
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Food and alcohol cost extra, and bathrooms are stalls on the street that have flushable toilets — an upgrade from last year — but still no comparison to the bathrooms with running water in the platinum and VIP areas.
—Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2017
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Pregnancy tests are set to totally change in 2018, with the arrival of the first ever flushable pregnancy test from Lia Diagnostics, Tonic reports.
—Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 21 Dec. 2017
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The dinner event also focused on menopause, and Eckert’s new products in development, including a decal that detects date rape drugs in drinks and a flushable pregnancy test.
—Halley Bondy, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2019
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Four women are willingly giving up home comforts like running water and a flushable toilet to spend five months working at a remote post office in Antarctica.
—Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2022
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In order to make the pregnancy test flushable and compostable, the founders of Lia chose natural, cellulose fibers, which allows the product to disperse in water and disintegrate in soil easily.
—Bérénice Magistretti, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
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Eckert has backed women-led health tech startups such as Lia Diagnostics, a flushable pregnancy test maker.
—Polina Marinova, Fortune, 25 June 2018
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The 32-foot-long Cubes feature flushable toilets, towel-heating racks and soaking tubs in the bathrooms; dedicated luggage storage; and more elbow room than their domed counterparts.
—Sarah Khan Kathryn Romeyn Sarah Khan Chris Schalkx Chris Schalkx Michaela Trimble, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
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Becenti, the 42-year-old mother of five, remembers shedding tears of joy when running water finally was installed in her house and her family could use a flushable indoor toilet.
—Michael Phillis, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
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As cases in the coronavirus pandemic march steadily upward, the fear of running out of toilet paper has returned and some are turning to nefarious means to procure that flushable bounty.
—oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2020
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The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry said sales of disinfecting and flushable wipes are up about 30 percent and are expected to remain strong.
—Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
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Many conversions feature things like murphy beds, modular storage spaces, and sometimes even flushable toilets and running water.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 12 Oct. 2022
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In 2020, Cottonelle issued a similar voluntary recall of select flushable wipes due to contamination by the same bacteria.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 21 Mar. 2022
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Key needs for residents include bottled water, hand sanitizing wipes, flushable wipes, soap, PPE, utility assistance, gift certificates for groceries and help with debris removal, the release added.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 18 Mar. 2021
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In 2020, select packages of Cottonelle flushable wipes were voluntarily recalled for possible contamination of the same bacteria.
—Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022
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Kimberly-Clark, the company that makes Cottonelle products, is recalling certain lots of flushable wipes for potential bacterial contamination.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 13 Oct. 2020
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