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[kleen] / klin /








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ABM, a major cleaning contractor, says its teams check for airsickness bags when they clean cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Efforts to control and clean up these problematic marine invaders costs millions of pounds every year across Europe.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

I can make you think it’s a dirty joke, but it’s a clean joke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Daniel, a team member at Shoppers True Value Hardware, sleeps on the job, leaves food lying around and lets his co-workers clean up after him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

I grab clean clothes for myself and take them down the hall to the bathroom, where I rinse out the cut on my leg with a washcloth and change.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

For all of its capabilities, artificial intelligence has yet to save us from tidying up before the cleaner comes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

"Worsened fiscal positions delay the retirement or decarbonisation of coal plants, and there is less financial support for cleaner infrastructure such as solar and wind," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ealing Council street cleaner Wayne Broadhurst was described as "a gentle and quiet man"

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Researchers at Oregon State University have created a new class of materials that can use light to produce hydrogen from water, offering a potentially cleaner way to convert solar energy into fuel.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

We do not have a vacuum cleaner, so I sweep a lot.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

The Dodgers’ clearest and cleanest route to a three-peat nonetheless rests upon the four shoulders of Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

They also argued that trade union funding is the "cleanest money in politics" which is "heavily regulated".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

"Hyperscalers had attracted much of that buying, while the supply chain remained one of the cleanest expressions of the belief that the AI capex machine would keep running at full throttle," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The cleanest way to own the shortage is also the most direct way to own the licensing risk.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Taisin helped Shae and Kaede dig the grave while Con and Pol wrestled with Tali’s body, dressing him in his cleanest clothes.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

The E3 ligase enzyme cleans up the cell, tagging proteins that are damaged or misfolded for destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians monitors water quality for algal blooms and cleans up spawning creeks that get clogged with sediment and trash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

If the bank credibly cleans house, Treasury can reconsider the proposed measure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

So why are people so captivated by videos of hoarded homes, crime scene cleans and other extreme clear-outs?

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Some of the people whose houses she cleans are kind.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

As I peeled the tape off my picture frames and glanced around the cleaned apartment, I wondered if I had been unnecessarily paranoid.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The bookish thriller "Verity" cleaned up in its North American box office debut this weekend while Tom Cruise flopped in "Digger" playing a rich old guy who thinks he can save the world.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

A sign outside the bathroom noted he recently cleaned the compost toilet for a week, and it encouraged peers to thank him if the facilities were nice or “get at them” if they were gross.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“It feels like we just cleaned out our dressing rooms and we’re moving back in,” notes Mays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

And the best time to let them know would be after a cleaned room.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

New carpet, paint and deep cleaning cost money and time.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

We have been cleaning and studying this material ever since.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

These associated costs included weekly cleaning services and internet and TV subscriptions, according to Kleger-Heine’s letter and credit card statements viewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hynes also gives examples of changes on the recently nationalised Thameslink; investment in better cleaning, improving toilets and replacing unpopular upright "ironing-board" seats.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

It’s more that the Ranch’s library is practical, filled with books about permaculture, carpentry, animal husbandry, and some about making your own essential oils, natural cleaning supplies, and body products, and other stuff like that.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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