scrub

Along the Beagle Channel, an icy stretch of water at the southern tip of the Americas, a concrete slab rises from hills covered in low, brownish scrub.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

They are decidedly un-classic: Billie’s desperation to scrub her embarrassing social-media history before a job interview, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

First attempts to scrub off the paint on the court were not completely successful, so contractors have been on site using "laser technology".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Burn the sandwich, toast it again; scrub every plate and punch out with pride.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

I strip off my crumpled dress, dip a cloth in the chipped bowl we use for wash water, and scrub everything I can reach until it tingles.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The sleek facility, which has a $110 admission fee for nonmembers, offers a sauna, pool, body scrubs and hot-and-cold therapy — all staples of the Russian banya experience plus a smoothie bar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

She co-founded the vegan skincare company Hyphen with Bollywood star Kriti Sanon in 2023 and also runs mCaffeine which makes scrubs, washes and lotions and calls itself India's first caffeinated personal care brand.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Now, it is teeming with young healthcare professionals in scrubs and stethoscopes waiting for patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Women in green scrubs and hairnets were lined up to greet her as her stretcher rolled out of the elevator.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

She scours my ears and scrubs my skin so hard it tingles.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Among the scrubbed photos were reportedly wedding pictures she shared in March to promote the musician’s song “dirty wedding dress.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Google maintains that any data it receives will be scrubbed of personally-identifiable information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

All schools will open as normal — although operations will be tightly monitored and affected campuses are being scrubbed clean inside and out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

But in this case authorities cited the age of the boys as they urged people to withhold their comments and scrubbed social media posts about the incident.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

I scrubbed and scrubbed, washing my mind of James and Russell and Mr. Haber and Ba.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

When I pay a cleaning fee, I expect someone to handle the work of preparing a property for its next occupants: washing linens, scrubbing bathrooms, cleaning floors.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

But in a Reuters video last month, co-founder Cornelia Weinzierl said that with teleoperation, the robots can do anything from changing bed sheets to scrubbing the toilet.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It just doesn’t make any sense,” the fan said in the video, showing footage of her scrubbing the star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The 22-year-old now runs his own business scrubbing every sheet metal curve and interior corner of a vehicle until there isn’t a smudge or crumb left.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

My bedtime was nine o’clock or after I finished reading them a bedtime story, scrubbing their tub, and taking my own bath.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia