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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

Pope Leo said: "My thoughts go to the poorest, to families experiencing difficulty and to prisoners who are often forced to live in troubling hygienic and sanitary conditions."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

Theodore spit a thin line of saliva between his teeth, causing some of the other boys to complain about the need to keep their "home" sanitary.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar




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