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Some also reported their children returning home in dirty nappies.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Thus did that dirty trick get turned on its head, producing the adage “The coverup is worse than the crime.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Apparently, somewhere between setting down a dirty plate and turning on the faucet, a vacationer risks becoming a housekeeper.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Kollias acknowledges that AI bias from dirty data is "an important concern".

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Now, as for the Russia/England problem . . .” But the boys had already lost interest and were trying to pat Veronika’s cheeks with their dirty hands.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

But they also faced higher risks of violent crime, breathed dirtier air, and waited for the evening news to learn what was happening in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

On the other hand, as the New York Times reports, some countries may be forced to go back to outdated and even dirtier resources like coal.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

The new kind of power purchases they’re making are mission critical, much more expensive, and almost certainly dirtier from an environmental perspective, she said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

“The dirtier the script, the more loved it is.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

Like Reyhanli Refugee Camp, but dirtier and more disorganized.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

The town, just a short drive from the capital, Pristina, produces almost all of the country's electricity by burning lignite, the lowest-quality and dirtiest coal, dug from nearby pits.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

But so far, there’s been no technological solution to what is often the dirtiest part of an audit: counting inventory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

The dirtiest laundry isn’t aired, and even at nine hours, it clips along so swiftly that the hardest times feel softened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025

Always they were the scrawniest or the ugliest or the dirtiest or the stupidest boys, picked on by everyone else, with no one left uglier or stupider than they but her.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

“Today, there are also open drains lining homes which dirties the blue paint and damages the walls,” says Mr Dave.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024

“It dirties up a case. It brings in more otherwise inadmissible information,” said Hamasaki, who is now running for San Francisco district attorney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

Buying two or three sets of sheets does mean using up some already limited storage, but students not terribly laundry-responsible won’t go into crisis when the dirties pile up.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

"This summit does not dignify anyone, rather, it dirties them, it sullies them. We Latin Americans have to defend ourselves so that they respect us."

From Reuters ● May 19, 2022

Whenever he feels trapped and panic sets in, he loses control and dirties himself.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

"It's hard to admit when you've really screwed up," the billionaire, 85, wrote on Instagram after she deleted a photo of herself in ripped jeans, a torn sweater and a dirtied face.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

I had not dirtied anything requiring an overnight soak.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The windows are another part of the spacecraft not quite working as planned after they were dirtied by the astronauts spending a lot of time "glued to the windows" while taking photographs.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

During one spurt of construction, High Point offered free carwashes and valet service because the dust dirtied vehicles and the work limited parking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

He was vomiting and the vomit ran down his chest and stomach and dirtied his swimming trunks.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

Groups, including the United Nations children's charity Unicef, have said that girls in Sierra Leone often miss school during their periods for fear of dirtying their uniform.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Osaka prefectural police on Wednesday said Ryu Shimazu and Toshihide Oka were arrested on suspicion of obstructing business and destroying and dirtying property.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

It’s a plan that risks pleasing no one, while also dirtying the company’s valuation.

From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023

“But he said arguments spoil its beauty, and that he would feel as if he was dirtying a flower with muddy hands.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2022

Travers extended two fingers and shook Ron’s hand as though frightened of dirtying himself.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling