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
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
Despite its vivid blue appearance, the water at the quarry - dubbed the Blue Lagoon - is highly alkaline and potentially harmful, with a pH level comparable to bleach.
From BBC ● May 28, 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
He was wearing a Racal suit, and he had a pump sprayer filled with bleach.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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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
Dr. DiCaprio does not recommend special produce washes, bleaches or detergents.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
Like Dad, he wears his hair long; sunlight bleaches it blond.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Then I went through another breakup and shaved my head and bleached it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It reflected a man with bleached blonde curls who left home in Barbados as a teenager to pursue his dreams in England.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Unless ocean temperatures return to more tolerable levels, bleached corals are unable to recover and eventually die of starvation.
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
I notice a fourth figure then, lurking in the shadows behind the legionnaires, his skin and hair as white as bones bleached in the sun.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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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
From "heatwave simulators" to ecological bootcamps, scientists and conservationists are trying ways to revive and reinforce the famous coral reefs off Japan's Okinawa, decimated by climate-driven bleaching two summers ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
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 rain and wind were overtaking her, rubbing away the details of her legs; the sun was bleaching her hooves into faint outlines, merging into the cliff.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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