bleach
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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
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
Residents in Patagonia know how to protect themselves from the virus, which they refer to as "the hanta," by airing out sheds and cleaning areas with bleach.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
In 2017, they bought a former steel works and an abandoned bleach factory next door for $25 million and started hosting the Mirage in the lot between them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
It smelled like the bottom of a pond, with little hints of bleach here and there.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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If the stain persists, you have three options: Call a professional refinisher; there are stronger bleaches, but they aren’t easily available.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023
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
It lightens the polish to a bright vomit green and bleaches the carpet surrounding it.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Jacks has been given the nickname of Slim Shady by some England players during this tournament – a reference to his pre-tournament haircut and bleached blond hair.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017 -- a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Wooden balconies above the bar were bleached white from the heat, and several trees outside were scorched of all their leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
“You promised you’d be nice,” the Bride teases when he makes fun of her groom’s bleached hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Or the way the hairs on his arms are golden, bleached.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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Scientists have already connected them with widespread coral bleaching, large-scale deaths of marine organisms, harmful algal blooms and major disruptions to fisheries and aquaculture.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wildfires, floods, melting ice caps, heat waves, the bleaching of ocean reefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Periodic, localised bleaching is a natural and even healthy process for reefs.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
"Every global coral bleaching event has been during an El Nino year," said Clint Oakley, a coral scientist at Victoria University of Wellington.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Deciding that the moonlight must be bleaching it, Celaena shielded the spot with her hand.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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