cleaned up

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CEO Jane Fraser has cleaned up some big problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

She’s appeared in Maxim and cleaned up in poker tournaments when that was a thing.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Under his tenure, Benin's public finances have been cleaned up, with the deficit cut by a third and brought down to three percent of GDP.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

This week, a deadly outbreak of meningitis hit schools and universities in the south-east of England, fuel prices soared as the Iran war continued, and War of the Worlds cleaned up at the Razzies.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

"So you really cleaned up today at the lemonade stand, huh?" she said.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies