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dirty laundry
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But those issues haven't stopped Paxton from gaining a slim polling lead in the March 3 contest, even as Cornyn and his allies have spent millions airing the attorney general's dirty laundry.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Pack dirty shoes, dirty laundry, and liquids in them for the return trip home.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Dirty linen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirty%20linen. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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