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Taking a shower is an opportunity to clean off the smells and stickiness of the day, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The waves clean off decaying organic matter that could cause pockets of low oxygen, which can be fatal to pupfish eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

A child’s Shrek doll lay face down in the dirt next to a pile of broken plywood and branches, feet from a busted-up refrigerator with its back torn clean off.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023

It's really hard to clean off, according to Dr Neil Stone, leading fungal expert at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

As I step out at the bottom of the ride, I dunk my hands into the ankle-high water, hoping to clean off the germs.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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