as in to scrub
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More than 90% of the flights at Boston Logan International Airport and more than 80% of the flights at Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were also scrubbed.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Simply sprinkle coarse salt over the surface of the cutting board and use the lemon half to scrub it in.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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Gently brush chicken skin with 1 teaspoon oil.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Highs will return closer to seasonal averages, and while a weak system could brush northern Oklahoma late Friday into Saturday, precipitation chances remain below 20 percent and any rainfall would be light and brief.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Oklahoman,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hubbard had paint splatter on his jacket and appeared to be clutching something in his pocket that turned out to be a can of spray paint, police said.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The narrative cannot pause for conscientious objectors who may turn out to have a story-driving purpose later on.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Few analysts, presumably, expect AI to wipe the company out.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Using the sponge, gently wipe or blot the entire boot with circular motions.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Last winter, the avian flu swept the country, killing 70 million egg-laying birds, according to Metz.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Don’t neglect cleaning the interior of the air fryer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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For instance, Data Engineers and Cloud Architects are now the essential architects of the digital age, cleaning and structuring the massive data sets that AI requires to function.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Justin Vernon began combing through live recordings in 2020, modeling the concept on Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series and the Neil Young Archives, a press release notes.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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Four people were taken into custody in connection with a home invasion at a residence in Fairfield early Thursday which shut down multiple schools and triggered a shelter-in-place advisory while a large police presence combed the area in search of the suspects.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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Still, no visit is complete without ending the meal with a warm pastel de nata dusted with cinnamon—and maybe a box to take home.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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When dusting, dampen your rag since dust and water molecules conveniently latch onto each other.—
Nashia Baker,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Muck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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