washing

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"She lived alone with four fridges and three washing machines," Kim, 49, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Communal washing machines line the utility room, bills are divided so each adult pays £115 a month and the storeroom is stocked with canned vegetables from the allotment.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

However, the researchers found that the biggest environmental burden associated with hand washing dishes is not the plastic particles themselves.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

But in Congo, relatives often insist on traditional burial practices, which include washing corpses to usher the dead into the afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

It had once been a larger establishment, a caravanserai, with stables for horses and livestock, silos for storage, and a courtyard with a washing fountain.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri