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cleanup

[kleen-uhp] / ˈklinˌʌp /








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The railroad has since struck a $310 million consent decree with the federal government and state of Ohio for cleanup costs, civil penalties and funding for a 20-year community-health program and medical monitoring.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

"With this operation, we achieve two purposes: one, environment cleanup, and second, recover rare earths as a valuable byproduct," said Lance Lin, director of the WVU Rare Earth Elements Initiative.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

As of Wednesday, 97% of the waste inside has been cleared, according to a Lineage website dedicated to the cleanup effort.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

This cleanup process is part of the glymphatic system, which was first described in 2012 by Maiken Nedergaard -- a pioneering neuroscientist and co-director of the University of RochesterCenter for Translational Neuromedicine.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Finally, I did cleanup by knocking the farthest ones out.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

But as the debate over the division of housework rages, many argue that Japanese fans' signature stadium cleanups should be encouraged, not nitpicked at.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Such cleanups appear to have influenced fans from other countries too.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

A March bill sponsored by Lara would establish toxin limits and mandate testing before and after cleanups.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Huang would work to repeal 41.18, which she described as inhumane, and end what she called “sweeps” — cleanups carried out at encampments by city sanitation crews.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

The old force had come back to work, and for the first time since Broxton Day had arrived in Mexico, the outlook for getting out ore and making regular "cleanups" was bright.

From Janice Day by Helen Beecher Long




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