as in sinks
a place of great vice and corruption
over the decades the once-respectable neighborhood had become an urban cesspool
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sinks
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Add in moisture and soap scum, and kitchen sinks can get pretty disgusting.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Hand sinks must not be used for anything other than handwashing.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Cesspools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cesspools. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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