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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

We dyed our hair with food color and bleach and kept it straight with egg whites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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

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

The kitchen floor is littered with boxes containing our dishes and pots, but the tile counters and cabinets smell of Windex and bleach.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

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

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

It lightens the polish to a bright vomit green and bleaches the carpet surrounding it.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The section “Skeletal Embodiment,” in which all the featured garments and objects are shades of bleached bone, blanched coral and fossil gray, is simultaneously prehistoric and futuristic—a realm of deep time in both directions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

At the end of its own cul-de-sac, it was a large modern house of the “architectural” sort, bleached cedar, its split levels and asymmetrical terraces self-consciously bare.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Vanuatu and Samoa have moved to protect their corals from imminent bleaching.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

He eventually succeeded by exposing corals to strong UV rays and other stressors to create extremely resilient organisms that even survived the 2024 bleaching unscathed.

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

She could see the pollution in them, bleaching their skin white and giving them red sores on their backs.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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