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
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
"I measured quite low, even though my OCD means when I am triggered, I'm cleaning for two to three hours with pure bleach and I'm gasping for air," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Investigators also found broken glass scattered through the home, a shattered microwave, and bleach wipes and spray bottles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
It’s probably my nose craving anything that isn’t bleach.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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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
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 Washington Post ● May 11, 2022
Sitting up, I see the stranger standing in front of the building, admiring it below a sun that bleaches them both.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
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
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
“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
Past the pigs, you’d come upon the ghost tree, bleached white with wind and age.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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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
There are some corals globally that have proven resilient to warmer waters, but they cannot make up for the losses caused by rounds of bleaching.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
She had talked with Frank about it late one night while he lay in bed whistling some ragtag tune and she sat before the mirror and rubbed bleaching cream into her skin.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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