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disinfect

[dis-in-fekt] / ˌdɪs ɪnˈfɛkt /


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Greater transparency and clarity are urgently needed to disinfect the greenwashing fraud of many ESG initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

At a nearby table, other students carefully dismantle warped albums or disinfect and clean faded photographs, which are then hung to dry.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

The relevant text simply says that nothing must be done to disinfect or alter the mineral make-up of the water.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Yoga instructor Rudd likes to call attention to the area’s cowboy roots and remind participants that the site they’re on was once used to inoculate, disinfect and brand cattle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

Once they finished emptying out my apartment, custodial bots would scour and disinfect it.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline