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bleach

[bleech] / blitʃ /


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She said the overflowing and soiled bathrooms were so disgusting that she had to use the little money she had on her to purchase bleach and disinfectants for her family.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

To that end, these cargos are as intentional and well-lived as a perfectly executed skate trick: they’re hand-dyed, but also arrive bearing natural bleach, oil and scuff marks.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

"People think we only get missiles and shelters. But we have holidays too. Taking photos, drinking mulled wine, eating tasty food, it's nice to switch," said Ovchinnikova, 25 and with bleach blond hair.

From Barron's Dec. 23, 2025

Some of the gels were advertised as containing "extreme bleach" and boasted that they were "so strong it's not available to buy in the UK".

From BBC Oct. 28, 2025

The room smells like disinfectant and bleach and a hint of his cologne.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

If your husband won’t take this responsibility, if instead he dumps the anxiety on you, then that’s what needs attention — not the specifics of who bleaches the house.

From Washington Post Dec. 20, 2022

Coral bleaches as a response to heat stress and scientists hope most of the coral will recover from the latest event.

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2022

At altitudes less than 1 km in the atmosphere, conditions are relatively warm and humid so smoke particles are often not very viscous and brown carbon bleaches quickly.

From Salon Nov. 13, 2022

At the end, the audiences from both parts returned to the bleaches for a bleak look at that ravishment.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2020

Denner resin slowly bleaches your teeth, so if a sweet- eater lives long enough for their teeth to grow fully white, chances are they have already sold everything they have worth selling.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Nicknamed El Fulo – The Blond – for his bleached hair, Martinez has also stood out for his energy and tenacity at this World Cup.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

"If you're being bleached before you've even recovered and been able to produce juveniles again, then that's only a downwards trajectory from there," said Oakley.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Liu was older, 7 inches taller, with bleached hair and piercings, practically unrecognizable from the wispy child she’d been at U.S. nationals in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

One pendant evokes the sea with its swirl of mother-of-pearl, spiral seashells and rivulets of pale gray leather arranged above a piece of bleached coral.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2025

She’s got the hair dryer on the back tank and the hood pulled over her bleached head.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Wildfires, floods, melting ice caps, heat waves, the bleaching of ocean reefs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Nolasco said a taper is the favorite haircut these days and there’s also players bleaching their hair blond for the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

The process follows a special ozone treatment for sterilisation, bleaching and deodorisation.

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

Daniel added that eventually, he was using the bleaching product all over his body on a daily basis.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

The lights in the office grew brighter and brighter, bleaching out the memory.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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