as in to clean
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The employee returned to clean the bathroom about 20 minutes later and saw Lawrence leave the stall.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025 -
The cleaning company responded to more than 18,700 cases through the city’s 311 system and collected roughly 9 million pounds of trash in 2024, according to a city staff report.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
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Judge Jeffrey Clothier, who was elected to Genesee County’s 67th District Court in January, said requiring as many as 100 shoplifters caught stealing from a local Walmart to wash cars for free would serve the community and possibly discourage others from stealing from the retail giant.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Step 3: Clean The Shelves Use a sponge or wash cloth dipped in warm, soapy water to wipe off shelves.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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Crow said the party needs to keep open arms to welcome back voters who picked Trump in the 2024 election, not purge all but the purists.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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The new administration is intent on wiping out DEI programs and purging those who supported them, even if their only sin was attending a diversity training seminar.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Dravid envisions future public health initiatives, such as campaigns encouraging people to decontaminate their water, one cup of tea at a time, or the development of teabags with better metal adsorption properties.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
6 Mar. 2025
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Then on Wednesday, sheriff’s officials sent an urgent message to patrol cars, saying the Altadena air had become so toxic after days of wildfires that deputies should wear masks on the job and decontaminate their uniforms before stepping foot in their homes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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These formulas cleanse the scalp of buildup (a major cause of flat hair, by the way) while plumping strands with conditioning ingredients like hydrating vitamin E and hyaluronic acid, essentially acting as cheat codes for fuller hair straight out of the 90s.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 Feb. 2025
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Simply apply directly after cleansing (or after your go-to toner) and finish up by using your favourite moisturiser.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
21 Feb. 2025
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His team developed a set of out-of-context reasoning tests to probe whether AI can extract implicit rules and act upon them without explicit examples.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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After abolition, the U.S. economy found new ways to extract labor from Black people: sharecropping, prison labor, and low-wage industrial labor.—
Banseka Kayembe,
refinery29.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Moving through space and time to execute a task is a far larger set of variables for a neural network to try and process.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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The job cuts could hamper the agency’s ability to process payments or manage an increase in defaults as some affordable payment plans end.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Long-term population monitoring and habitat assessments will provide the data needed to refine conservation efforts.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Jordan, a three-star wide receiver in high school, is arguably the best athlete in the Giants’ system and boasts a tantalizing combination of power and speed, but his future will hinge on his ability to refine his swing and approach.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Elutriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elutriate. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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