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Recent Examples of cleanerThen, keep scrolling to see similar carpet cleaners below.—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 Nonporous rubber mats can sometimes be scrubbed with a mold-killing cleaner (like diluted vinegar or hydrogen peroxide), thoroughly dried, and reused.—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026 Other businesses that depend on Hollywood activity and expense accounts, like restaurants, hotels and dry cleaners, also suffered.—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cleaner
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soap
Noun
Priya Nair Hindustan Unilever (HUL), India’s most valuable consumer goods company (market cap $69 billion), which sells everything from soap to tea, named Priya Nair as its first female CEO and managing director last summer.
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Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
My father, tired from corning off rigs, would fill a large stainless steel bowl with dish soap at night.