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sanitary

[san-i-ter-ee] / ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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Litter picking team Porthcawl Wombles collected around 18 bags of rubbish on one morning in the town last week - even picking up items such as nappies and sanitary pads.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

But he urged the country to place itself "in the service of law and justice" and condemned "troubling hygienic and sanitary conditions" for prisoners.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

I drank a little rain that had collected on a broad leaf, figuring it was more sanitary than the pond water, and enjoyed the cool sensation on my lips.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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