not clean

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They added that the "small minority" of dog owners who do not clean up after their dogs should "consider the serious impact their actions can have on other members of the public".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

This case could have been an opportunity for the Supreme Court to draw the line and say: Your hands are not clean.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

Others complain the wire is still not clean or long enough to prevent internal disorder in the wire from triggering spurious signals.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 20, 2023

It’s even OK to not clean at all.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Basically I had to do stuff like touch my callused finger against a dirty surface and then not clean it or put a Band-Aid on.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green