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Recent Examples of unhygienic
Investigators uncovered more than 190 decomposing bodies last year inside the Penrose facility, many stored in unhygienic conditions.
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Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Dana Taylor: Austin, how widespread is the issue of unhygienic conditions and a lack of adequate medical care leading to often preventable deaths?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
In-person inspections are widely recognized as essential for uncovering unhygienic practices, equipment failures, and falsified safety data that cannot be detected by reviewing paperwork or inspecting shipments at ports of entry.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, curtains can gather a lot of dust, mold, or dirt if not cleaned every so often, and can lead to allergies and an unhygienic home.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Dana Taylor: Austin, how widespread is the issue of unhygienic conditions and a lack of adequate medical care leading to often preventable deaths?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
In-person inspections are widely recognized as essential for uncovering unhygienic practices, equipment failures, and falsified safety data that cannot be detected by reviewing paperwork or inspecting shipments at ports of entry.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, curtains can gather a lot of dust, mold, or dirt if not cleaned every so often, and can lead to allergies and an unhygienic home.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhygienic
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Police said the dogs were malnourished, didn't have clean water and were living in unsanitary conditions.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The treatments were carried out at Ali’s semi-detached home in Leicester, which was described by investigators and witnesses as unsanitary and unsuitable for clinical care, the news outlet reported.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The company issued the recall because the shrimp may have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137).—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Unhygienic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhygienic. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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