housecleaning
Example Sentences
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While preparing for the country’s planned celebration of its 250th birthday, Trump decided to do a little housecleaning and update the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, vowing to make it better than ever.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
He replaced none of the Fed’s senior staff directors on arrival, a pointed contrast with the housecleaning some had braced for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
But even after a new album — the band’s 12th — was released in April, concert sales lagged, leading to the cancellations and a housecleaning behind the scenes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Organizations on the left and right created a critical mass for a housecleaning, and in 1938 Shaw was recalled, the nation’s first recall of a big-city mayor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
He would ride me in a joking way in the room, criticizing my housecleaning or the way I wore my uniform.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
