detergent
Example Sentences
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Dow will make things that go into the detergent bottle.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Everything became more expensive at the start of the year: meat, milk, salt, flour, potatoes, pasta, bananas, soap, toothpaste, socks, laundry detergent, and many medicines too.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The German consumer-goods company—maker of Persil detergent and Loctite glue—said Wednesday that the acquisition of Netherlands-based Stahl, majority owned by French private-equity group Wendel, would help it drive growth in its adhesive-technologies business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Better laundry detergent might help clothing last a little longer.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
Mo’s quilt was cold when she crept under it, and the pillow didn’t yet smell of him either, only of laundry detergent.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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