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scrub

[skruhb] / skrʌb /




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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

Obediently, we scan the ends and tops of logs, looking between low scrub and patches of vivid wildflowers for a flash of stripes or a dart of movement.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

McElwee refuses to scrub the truth from his personal histories, choosing instead to confront his own regrets head-on.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

“If I get even a speck of dust on me outside, I have to come home and scrub my hands until they’re raw just to feel clean,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Please pull your washcloth down toward your face and scrub over your mouth and nose.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

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

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

In the remote Ocotillo washes, where the scrubs claw at people’s shins, he recently found what he believes to be the remains of a human finger.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

Various male doctors or nurses in green scrubs are seen in the video on Kildow's Instagram handle.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

Dad had his arms wrapped around them both, looking ridiculous but somehow still radiating Teutonic stoicism in his light blue scrubs.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Rivadeneira said she even scrubbed her personal social media accounts of photos of her young daughter after trolls began attacking loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

“Any data we receive will be rigorously scrubbed of any personally identifiable information by a third party before receipt.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed what was to be its first Starship flight since the company went public, abruptly calling it off just as the booster began to ignite.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

The sound is not just big and bold, but scrubbed clean by AI with the goal of maddening perfection.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

He grabbed a rag and scrubbed the mess from his face.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

“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

When we made it back home after being gone for two weeks, I had to put elbow grease into scrubbing the caked-on dog drool off the side of the car.

From Salon Jun. 1, 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

Zayd starts to follow me, but I ignore him, close the bathroom door, and take a long time scrubbing my hands and face with lots of foamy soap.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan




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