sanitize
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Her concurrence also refuses to sanitize Reconstruction into an abstract legal debate.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Alfonsi told the New York Times of her firing.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
But Mr. Stern’s point is made: The effort to sanitize warfare doesn’t succeed, no matter how advanced the technology becomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
“Broadcasters should not feel pressured to water down, sanitize, or avoid critical coverage out of fear of regulatory retaliation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
When I arrived at a hospital, I was usually met by a charge nurse, handed a set of medical scrubs to wear, and instructed to sanitize my hands each time I entered a room.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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“Using a smartphone application sanitizes things and makes it feel like it’s safe and unbiased,” said Ari Sawyer, a border researcher for Human Rights Watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
Episodes emphasize a brightness and zest to overpower the shades of blue written into Lancashire's character, an approach that also sanitizes the battles women like Bradford's Alice Naman had to fight.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2022
On the other hand, Hom said, some readers have complained that withholding graphic images of violent events sanitizes and distorts the truth.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022
It cleans its contaminated sewage with an anaerobic reactor that sanitizes by biological means.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
She hired an assistant who sanitizes the tables, outdoor bathroom and shower, and backwashes the pool between events.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
Some passages have a sanitized quality to them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Today’s musician biopics are almost always overly sanitized stories approved by the artist or their estate.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Other presidents have also sometimes behaved contrary to democratic ideals, and national memorials often present a more sanitized version of American history.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
The closest Sabbs and Colvin came to deviating from McDonald’s sanitized version of events came when the directors recognized the role Geoghan played in launching the Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
The lights in the decontamination room are brighter, the air more sanitized than the rest of the ship.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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What kind of satire does so much sanitizing?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Years ago, Douthat might have been accused of sanitizing the figures who appear on his podcast or of providing intellectual cover to the legitimately unhinged.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025
Los Angeles’ history reveals a pattern of romanticizing and sanitizing its cultural heritage while simultaneously displacing the very communities it claims to celebrate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
But by sanitizing Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, “The Osbournes” established the architecture for the celebrity soft sell.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025
The puff of cold sanitizing air made Coal shiver, and his skin wavered into view, then became transparent again.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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