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sanitary

[san-i-ter-ee] / ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Prosecutors said they found a phone hidden in a laundry basket and another in a box of sanitary pads.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Over the course of American history, women have been expected to do whatever work is necessary to keep their families fed, clothed and sheltered in sanitary homes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Abalos and his former adviser Koldo Garcia are suspected of having pocketed kickbacks for handing out public contracts worth millions of euros for sanitary equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Unicharm has been able to recycle these materials into products with less rigorous sanitary requirements, like toilet paper.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Seating himself at the dressing table, Bernabe peeled the sanitary cellophane wrappers off two glasses and poured them each a drink.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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