as in mountain dews
illegally produced liquor
college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab
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Some common culprits include harsh sulfates, which can strip natural oils; high concentrations of drying alcohols; overly aggressive exfoliating acids; and fragrance, especially for sensitive or reactive skin types.—
Kieaundria Bellamy,
InStyle,
29 May 2026 -
This broke the solid waste into soluble monomers and alcohols that later served as hydrogen donors in the reaction.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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His strengths as a rhythm passer and his ability to operate on bootlegs align cleanly with that system.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“White lightnings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white%20lightnings. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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