soap

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The British have become startlingly careless about this—their citizenship test is as likely to pose questions about soap operas as about Magna Carta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Parada Calderon said his family sends him about $100 per month to spend on commissary items, which he spends on packets of crackers, coffee, soups, soap, shampoo, deodorant and chips.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Private vehicles distribute everything from water and food to toilet paper and soap, while trucks belonging to the World Central Kitchen NGO trundle through the coastal city.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Brown would later go on to star in the long-running BBC soap Eastenders from 1985 to 1993, before returning between 1997 and 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

After washing our clothes with boiling water and lye soap, my ma finally admitted defeat and burned them in the hearth.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate