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, ˈhī-ˌjē- , hī-ˈje-
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And most importantly, follow basic hygiene and common sense. — Jenny Marder, The Seattle Times, "There’s mold in your kids’ bath toys (and that’s probably OK)," 12 Feb. 2019 Water should be boiled for at least one minute, then cooled for drinking, food preparation, brushing teeth and personal hygiene, the news release says. — Cathy Locke, sacbee, "Water-line break prompts boil-water advisory for El Dorado Hills area | The Sacramento Bee," 22 Mar. 2018 For women prone to yeast infections, Dr. Dweck recommends avoiding heavily scented personal hygiene products as well as getting out of wet workout clothes and bathing suits immediately. — Elizabeth Durand Streisand, Good Housekeeping, "What the Color of Your Vaginal Discharge Means, According to Gynos," 27 Nov. 2018 Wondering which personal hygiene products are safe to use? — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "13 Things No One Tells You About Your First Gyno Visit," 13 Sep. 2018 The California tampon tax is known as the sales tax on menstrual hygiene products. — Audrey Huang, Teen Vogue, "Why We Want California's Tampon Tax Out," 3 Aug. 2018 Some Washington lawmakers in recent years have unsuccessfully proposed eliminating the sales tax on menstrual hygiene products. — Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, "Seattle would consider exempting tampons from sales tax under City Council proposal," 30 Oct. 2018 Ignaz Semmelweis, who was born 100 years ago last week, spent his life insisting that hygiene is the most essential act in medicine. — Maryn Mckenna, WIRED, "The Strange and Curious Case of the Deadly Superbug Yeast," 13 July 2018 The outbreak is a reminder of how important meal prep hygiene is, so here's a refresher. — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, "Here Are the Symptoms of E. Coli—and Everything Else You Need to Know About the Romaine Lettuce Outbreak," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hygiene.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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