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hygiene

[hahy-jeen] / ˈhaɪ dʒin /


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Hygiene is essential for everyday items that come into close contact with the body, including clothing, masks, and toothbrushes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

The Center for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products, the trade association representing diaper manufacturers, opposes the bill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"That is the million-dollar question," says Dr Eliza Gil, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"This is undoubtedly a vast underestimate of the total human health impacts," lead study author Megan Deeney of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

She left behind an autobiography, which Michel Foucault discovered in the archives of the French Department of Public Hygiene.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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