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cleansing

ADJECTIVE
cathartic
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NOUN
distillation
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STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
scrubbing
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The prayer service being held at the Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary Monastery included a holy water cleansing ritual that is popular among Orthodox Christians seeking spiritual healing for chronic illnesses.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

“There’s going to be a cleansing between different funds, different assets,” said Alvarez-Demalde, who added that Riverwood is well-positioned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

There was a time when economists treated a stock-market crash as a healthy, cleansing event for the broader economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

Earlier work by the team showed that corona discharges could be a significant source of these atmospheric cleansing agents within forest canopies.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026

Ayanna expanded the raft, we all stepped on board, and we floated through the cleansing curtain and back into the trash compartment.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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