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sanitize

[san-i-tahyz] / ˈsæn ɪˌtaɪz /


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The company must also sanitize the freezer within seven days of clearing out remaining food waste.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Alfonsi told the New York Times of her firing.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2026

Fans who have long mourned F1’s transformation from hell-for-leather test of nerve into slick entertainment product see this as merely the latest in a string of measures to sanitize the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

In the face of efforts to erase or sanitize the uncomfortable history of our country, confronting this past is more important than ever.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

And Mr. Johnson, the postmaster, had wanted to sanitize my letter before he handled it.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Roughly the size of a microwave, the device sanitizes water using UV light to kill harmful bacteria, viruses and molds.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2024

Jolie’s voice has been slightly mixed with Callas’ in such a way that it ever so slightly sanitizes Callas’.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2024

She sanitizes her hands and turns to a staffer with a request.

From Washington Post Dec. 13, 2022

It cleans its contaminated sewage with an anaerobic reactor that sanitizes by biological means.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2021

Loop, a two-year-old company that collects and sanitizes reusable containers, said Wednesday it’s expanding after successful trials at groceries in France and Japan.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2021

Workers have cleared out and sanitized the eastern freezer, which was largely destroyed in the fire and filled with spoiled food and charred debris.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Other presidents have also sometimes behaved contrary to democratic ideals, and national memorials often present a more sanitized version of American history.

From Slate May 18, 2026

Unfortunately, sanitized politicians have this shortcoming—they are not quite as interesting on stage as Attila the Hun or Boris Godunov.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

But now and then, something slips through the cracks, something that can’t be sanitized or ignored, no matter how much money or editing goes into it.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

‘I’m afraid you are a health hazard. You will have to be sanitized before we can proceed.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Last week, OpenAI said its new Astra model was better at sanitizing its chain of thought, raising fears that future AI models could reason in ways opaque to humans.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

“We see them as intellectualizing or sanitizing radical-right ideas that are then taken up by the parties in power,” said Allchorn, the U.K. extremism expert.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Years ago, Douthat might have been accused of sanitizing the figures who appear on his podcast or of providing intellectual cover to the legitimately unhinged.

From Slate Oct. 7, 2025

Smith, who had plenty of very recent experience in the area, chastised Barkley for not sanitizing his hands before handling his doll.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

The puff of cold sanitizing air made Coal shiver, and his skin wavered into view, then became transparent again.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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