whiten
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For example, you can whiten teeth with a single tap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Their interlocking hands whiten as their grip tightens and Neta recalls what happened next.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
The cream, which contained ingredients to whiten the skin of European women, was sold off by the house and sed to create the skincare company of the same name.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
White boards listed his daily goals: vocal exercises; workouts with cardio; 10,000 steps; follow a meal plan; four bottles of water; whiten teeth; free write three pages a day.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
August takes a deep breath and grips the bull hook so hard his knuckles whiten.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Maybe I’ll still be kept warm by my summer odyssey come December, when frost whitens the lawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
According to Greene’s tweet, the premium retouching option costs $11.99 and "whitens teeth, evens skin tone and removed blemishes and scars."
From Fox News ● Nov. 2, 2021
Poach fish gently in oil until it fully whitens and flakes easily, about 5 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2018
It pulls the debris out of the mouth, cleans and whitens teeth.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2016
Condemn it because it sends down stifling darkness, sucks the life from grass, and whitens the sapling leaf for trifling, fluttering friends?
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
Some call ruxolitinib a miracle cream because it can return skin's natural colour and get rid of whitened patches.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2023
More common, however, are rough-edge rectangles made of brawny pencil strokes and dynamic cross-hatching and sometimes whitened by erasures and abrasions.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
Simmer, do not stir, until all of the whey proteins have risen to the surface and whitened into a foam.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2021
Klopp is also fun, his loud laugh and flashing grin - made even more stark after having his teeth whitened in late 2017 - now a staple part of a Premier League weekend.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 2020
An old man, chest gleaming with medals, face whitened with pancake makeup, steps onto the patio.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
"This work offers a safe, at-home teeth whitening strategy integrating whitening, enamel repair and microbiome balance for long-term oral health," says Min Xing, first author on the study.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
At the import expo, it showcased a new whitening toothpaste for the Chinese market, developed at Crest’s Beijing research institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
With shelves full of whitening, charcoal, and enamel-boosting pastes, it's easy to assume the pricier options will give you a healthier smile.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
In food, calcium phosphate is used as a whitening agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
I glance over at my dad, deeply involved in a conversation with Kareem’s dad—no doubt about the economy, lawn-mowing equipment, or the trend of teeth whitening at the dental practice he runs with my mom.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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