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Some Airbnb hosts aren’t happy, especially about the dirty dishes policy, and have started petitions to reverse the new policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

He was too scared to take off his blindfold and remove any shield pieces from the faithfuls, leaving the dirty work - and all the risk - to fellow traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But it also helps us understand why a crumpled sock in the middle of the living room or dirty dishes on the kitchen counter makes the exhausted woman in your life crash out.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Technologists envision a future where robots can supplement a declining labor force caused by shifting demographics, and spare humans from dangerous and dirty work.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Oteg had a hand wrapped in apiece of dirty cloth.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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

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

"It's gone to China, where it's made in a dirtier way," she told the BBC.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Its reliance on imports has been increasing as domestic oil and gas fields such as the North Sea basin deplete and climate policies phase out dirtier fuels including coal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Joy was somewhat dirtier than it had been on his previous visit.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

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

But so far, there’s been no technological solution to what is often the dirtiest part of an audit: counting inventory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

“We were always told that coal is the dirtiest fuel,” Fox Business host Stuart Varney observed to Burgum during an on-air interview last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

We were also grateful that we had concluded the dirtiest of chores and had only gotten the evil-smelling swill on our shoes, stockings, feet and hands.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

“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

The windows are another part of the spacecraft not quite working as planned after they were dirtied by the astronauts spending a lot of time "glued to the windows" while taking photographs.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 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

“Game of Thrones” dirtied up the high-fantasy genre; “Deadwood” the Western; “Watchmen” the superhero story.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2024

Parents are asked to wash their children’s toys if they were dirtied with ash, and those who decide to go outside to use N95 or P100 masks for protection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

It was bigger than a horse or buffalo and it was a dark, dusty green like the color of sand dirtied from ocean foam.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

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

From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023

“Not that there has not been any efforts, there have been several cleaning campaigns, but there are more people dirtying it. People are the problem.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2022

“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

Johnson suggests stashing dishwashing gloves by the sink both as a reminder and a way to avoid dirtying your hands.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021

The idea of Francis and me dirtying our hands with experiments brought unconcealed amusement.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson