detergent

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“We’re seeing prices go up everywhere,” he said, referring to polyethylene, a plastic that goes into detergent bottles, food packaging and many other goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The company, whose signature brands include Tide detergent and Bounty paper towels, derives of about half of its sales from the U.S.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 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

Better laundry detergent might help clothing last a little longer.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

“We still need a bit of the people you’re changing into,” said Hermione matter-of-factly, as though she were sending them to the supermarket for laundry detergent.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling