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sanitary

[san-i-ter-ee] / ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /


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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

Crozier said: "I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I saw actual toilet sewerage material and things like sanitary products. So how can that be treated water?"

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

It said that France wants to see safeguards for farmers, measures to ensure that imported products meet European environmental and health standards, and the creation of a force to carry out sanitary inspections on imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Again and again throughout that second day she had to ask the impatient woman monitor at the head of our row for permission to go to the ditch that served as sanitary facility.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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