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bleach

[bleech] / blitʃ /


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In a sport full of elaborate buzz cuts and eye-searing bleach jobs, Erling’s striking blond mane, pulled into a tight bun, became one of the enduring images of the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

When the algae are stressed by heat or pollution, however, they leave, causing the coral to "bleach" and become vulnerable to disease and death.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

If you keep feeding wild birds, it’s vital to regularly clean all feeding surfaces and equipment using domestic bleach.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

He became known for his love of hygiene, which won him work promoting bleach.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

He was wearing a Racal suit, and he had a pump sprayer filled with bleach.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

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

Coral bleaches as a heat stress response and scientists hope most of the coral will recover from the current event, said David Wachenfeld, chief scientist at the authority, which manages the reef ecosystem.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 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

Like Dad, he wears his hair long; sunlight bleaches it blond.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Every bleached fragment that touched its healthy counterpart recovered completely within seven weeks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

"While bleached corals may be dying, they are not dead yet," said lead author Danny Collins, an oceans PhD student at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Instead, once enough algae entered the bleached fragment, they reproduced rapidly inside their new host and restored its energy supply.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Three days of contact was the minimum required for a bleached coral to begin to recover, and five ensured full recovery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

He was the sort of man who invariably went hatless, his hair was bleached from the sun of the last days and his skin was deeply tanned.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Researchers could then deliver large quantities of these algae to damaged corals after bleaching events, potentially allowing them to recover much faster.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to climate change, which is heating the world's oceans and increasing the frequency and intensity of damaging bleaching events.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Anecdotally, we've seen that Mountainous Star Coral tends to be the most resilient to bleaching and thermal stress," Ledbetter explained.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

That includes droughts, floods, infrastructure damage, coral bleaching, wildfires, and agricultural and health effects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The sun diluted their magic like bleaching a photograph.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer


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