scrubbing

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But I’d say seven to ten minutes of my 15-minute reset is, almost always, spent sudsing and scrubbing.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

A common industrial approach, aqueous amine scrubbing, requires heating large amounts of liquid to temperatures above 100 °C to release the captured CO2 and reuse the solution.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Previously, the International Olympic Committee required “clean venues,” which necessitated scrubbing all mention of corporate sponsorship.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

True, some of the younger doctors found the ritual archaic, but to Rustin scrubbing was more than a matter of hygiene—it established the mood and rhythm of the whole operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Thinking how pretty her hands were, despite they were red from scrubbing floors, I watched her fingers move dreamy up and down the keyboard.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns