rinse
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Wash and rinse the rice before soaking it in a fresh bowl of water for 20 to 25 minutes.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
A 2025 Scientific Reports study in rats found that a nitrate and antioxidant mouth rinse supported nitrate and nitrite reducing oral bacteria and was associated with lower blood pressure compared with chlorhexidine treatment.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
Some people want to grow organically — find something scalable that you can rinse, wash, repeat and grow by opening more locations, like McDonald’s or Walmart did.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
If you rinse everything beforehand, the machine thinks the items are clean and lowers its temperature and intensity, reducing its efficiency.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
I quickly washed up my few dishes, then ladled clean water over each item to rinse off the suds.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Many common whitening products rely on peroxide-based bleaching found in strips, gels, and mouth rinses.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
Instead, he puts a small amount of Dawn, which he buys in bulk to save, into the left side of his sink, adds water and rinses through dirty dishes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
The action of the water releases more cyanide, nitriles and cyanohydrins, and squeezing rinses them away.
From Salon ● May 6, 2024
The brand touts a variety of products including shampoo, conditioner, a hair oil, a hair mask and a shaking vessel to apply rinses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
He rinses his face and looks at himself in the mirror.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The rocks were then placed in a woven basket with water and acorn flour that had been rinsed and re-rinsed over several days, to remove bitter tannins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
They also advised that all food waste shout be put into a food waste caddy and recyclable materials should be rinsed to help stop them being attacked by birds, animals or other vermin.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
Instead, caterers typically deliver insulated boxes full of stainless steel containers, which then get rinsed out and returned at the end of the day.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2024
Anything left on the surface is rinsed off to prevent the shrimp from being too salty.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
Joon asked as she rinsed the last few dinner dishes, abandoned by someone at the sound of the bell.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
After rinsing the pipe, workers will refill it with clean water, refill the hole and repave the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the local hospital, a modest building nestled within the hillside town's trees and high grass, healthcare workers are rinsing both floor and walls with a chlorine solution.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
"It brings into question whether reaching the eventual 92% target by rinsing and repeating this sequence of 'elective sprints' is financially feasible or manageable for already stretched NHS staff."
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
He now wonders if he got a fever and severe gastrointestinal symptoms after rinsing his hands and coffee cup in the river.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
She worked slowly, keeping her hands out of the body cavity, away from blood as much as possible, rinsing her gloves again and again in a pan of EnviroChem.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
