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sanitation

[san-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌsæn ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
sanitary science
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Cruise ships are also subject to the agency’s Vessel Sanitation Program, which oversees sanitation inspections, outbreak monitoring and public-health guidance for participating vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Baum has also enrolled in the Sanitation Foundation’s NYC Trash Academy, a course on how trash affects climate, public health and city neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The announcement comes just months after the head of the city’s Bureau of Sanitation left her post.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Sanitation services aren’t an everyday conversation topic in most places.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

While he was there, waiting for the dog to go away, a garbage truck from the Department of Sanitation drove up to the curb and two men picked up the can.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White




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