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dirty linen

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as in dirty laundry

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dirty laundry

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The dirty laundry never piles up, nor does the ready-to-fold pile.

— Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
The tarpaulin draped over a ship propeller brings to mind dirty laundry slung over the blades of an idle fan.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026

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