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cleansing

ADJECTIVE
cathartic
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NOUN
distillation
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STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
scrubbing
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“There’s going to be a cleansing between different funds, different assets,” said Alvarez-Demalde, who added that Riverwood is well-positioned.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

There was a time when economists treated a stock-market crash as a healthy, cleansing event for the broader economy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

They are also investigating whether trees have adapted to tolerate or even take advantage of this process, and whether the resulting atmospheric cleansing benefits forest ecosystems.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

It’s cathartic and cleansing, and sometimes I see dolphins.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

The lack and the hunger floated around us like a cloud, withholding everything—all hope, all satisfaction, every single drop of cleansing rain.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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