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In the quieter moments, Malkovich lets us see Chris reckoning with a life spent doing his country’s dirty work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

“By Any Means” suggests it takes a dirty man to clean up a historically and culturally entrenched mess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

But dirty toilets are not his biggest problem – it is the lack of teachers, he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

He adds: "Even just in my graduating class in that little town, so many of the kids are gone. It's kind of staggering. Such a dirty business."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

She’d gone sprawling face-first into the dirty, slushy snow.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Natural gas has long been billed as a "bridge fuel" between dirtier polluting fossil fuels and renewables such as wind and solar.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

But they also faced higher risks of violent crime, breathed dirtier air, and waited for the evening news to learn what was happening in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

One health benefit of “demand response” programs like this is that they keep older, dirtier gas fired power plants from turning on.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

In other cases, that means turning to older and dirtier energy sources like coal.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

"It's the same colour as mum's only much dirtier looking."

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

The town, just a short drive from the capital, Pristina, produces almost all of the country's electricity by burning lignite, the lowest-quality and dirtiest coal, dug from nearby pits.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Stravinsky said of the poet “he is the dirtiest man I have ever liked.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

For the 10th consecutive year, the area around the Santa Monica Pier was named one of California’s dirtiest beaches by researchers with the environmental nonprofit Heal the Bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

He lifted out the dirtiest, most ragged pair of britches I had ever seen in my life.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

“Today, there are also open drains lining homes which dirties the blue paint and damages the walls,” says Mr Dave.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024

“It dirties up a case. It brings in more otherwise inadmissible information,” said Hamasaki, who is now running for San Francisco district attorney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

Buying two or three sets of sheets does mean using up some already limited storage, but students not terribly laundry-responsible won’t go into crisis when the dirties pile up.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

"This summit does not dignify anyone, rather, it dirties them, it sullies them. We Latin Americans have to defend ourselves so that they respect us."

From Reuters ● May 19, 2022

Whenever he feels trapped and panic sets in, he loses control and dirties himself.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

“It’s hard for a jury to convict when they feel no empathy for the victim. They dirtied up the victim and made her repugnant to the jury.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

During one spurt of construction, High Point offered free carwashes and valet service because the dust dirtied vehicles and the work limited parking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

And it’s only possible underground, in a place where the apocalypse hasn’t dirtied the tablecloths.

From Salon ● May 12, 2025

The birds have defaced houses in Mombasa by defecating on the walls and roofs, while many people shy away from sitting under tree shades for fear of being dirtied by their droppings.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024

I’ve mussed my hair, dirtied up my face, hidden my purse, and I have a real armband on my coat instead of one that will only bear a glance.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

To prevent that dust from dirtying the bed, clean the fan after you strip the sheets and before you vacuum the mattress.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

She said the latest ban will "protect the environment and help to cut litter - stopping plastic pollution dirtying our streets and threatening our wildlife".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2023

It’s a plan that risks pleasing no one, while also dirtying the company’s valuation.

From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023

“But he said arguments spoil its beauty, and that he would feel as if he was dirtying a flower with muddy hands.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2022

I thought of the blood, I think, dirtying the mattress.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison