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be cleaned out





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"This section of the river used to be cleaned out every five to 10 years, so it's not been like this for 25 years," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

“It just got to the point where it was just a little too yucky, a little too messed up in there. It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

I tell them that if it gets washed into the underground springs when the drills break it up, it can’t be cleaned out.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2017

Every few seconds, the razor would either get jammed with hair and need to be cleaned out or catch a chunk of hair and rip it out of my scalp.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick


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