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hygiene

[hahy-jeen] / ˈhaɪ dʒin /


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If this familiar-looking advice seems like the barest minimum in modern cybersecurity hygiene, that’s because it is.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

They are used in products such as food packaging and hygiene materials.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

“Sure, the hygiene issue moved some sellers into shops,” she says,” but Hong Kong-style street foods, they haven’t changed.”

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

When it comes to personal-finance hygiene, there are tons of deliberate, conscious decisions to make.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Every small effort at hygiene was magnified by hours of labor spent procuring the simplest elements: water, heat, anything that might pass for disinfectant.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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