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detergent

[dih-tur-juhnt] / dɪˈtɜr dʒənt /
NOUN
soap
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She hired her house manager to allow her room for joy and to be fully present with her 6-year-old daughter instead of worrying about whether they were running low on laundry detergent.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Now the maker of Tide detergent and Bounty paper towels has to find ways to keep momentum as Americans squeezed by inflation try to stretch budgets and find value.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

And even as algae consumes that phosphorus, it is being topped up in the water by agriculture, wastewater, un-maintained septic tanks, industry and every household in the catchment that puts phosphorus-containing detergent into the system.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Tide aficionados are deeply loyal to the scent of the detergent, so that had to come through in the tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

I heard his mother tell my mother that she has to buy industrial-sized bottles of bleach and boxes of detergent in bulk at the buying club.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

The end-of-summer networking bonanza was organised by 20 business groups representing everything from cars to clean energy, digital to detergents.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

In those studies, the researchers developed approaches for converting other types of plastic waste into surfactants used in products such as soaps and detergents.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Petroleum is also used to make detergents that help toothpaste foam and synthetics that improve shelf life.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

The medical profession successfully argued for an exemption from the wet wipe ban, arguing that non-plastic wipes absorb too much of the detergents and disinfectants impregnated in them, with potential consequences for patient safety.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

I just have a couple of white spots that are probably there because Mom switched detergents or something.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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