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sanitary

[san-i-ter-ee] / ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Sanitary Commission was paid for by contributions from the public; it was also, at first, opposed by the hidebound Army Medical Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Sanitary and medical attention were also areas of concern noted in the inspection.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Geologic Survey has set up more than a dozen devices, including receivers in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers in Illinois; and the Sandusky River in Ohio.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Before the passage of the federal Clean Water Act in 1972, transit of invasive species through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal wasn't an issue.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

Hugh's family was hobnobbing with chiefs and sultans while I ate hush puppies at the Sanitary Fish Market in Morehead City, a beach towel wrapped like a hijab around my head.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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