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bleach

[bleech] / blitʃ /


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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

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

She carried the bags to the entry door, where someone had left a garden sprayer full of Clorox bleach along with more bags.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

“When someone has the yeast infection on their skin, the skin often bleaches temporarily.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

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

The disinfectants, bleaches and sanitizers we’ve relied on during the pandemic can irritate our eyes, skin and throat, not to mention ruin some of our favorite clothing.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2021

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

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

Her instantly recognizable flower paintings, desert landscapes, bleached bones and abstractions have won her dozens of museum retrospectives or themed solo exhibitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Then I went through another breakup and shaved my head and bleached it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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

The cover art is based on the famous Mick Hudson photo, taken at Glastonbury festival in 1995, of Robbie with bleached blonde hair and a missing tooth.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

He searched and then saw an almost perfectly straight branch of driftwood, bleached and smooth as worn soap, right at the waterline.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

By manipulating each tank's temperature and pH levels, scientists can simulate future heatwaves and induce coral bleaching to see how fish and other organisms adapt.

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

“I told you to stop using that bleaching cream,” she murmured to the vast expanse above her.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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