bleach
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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
He is barely out of the room before the bed is stripped and bleach is sprayed.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
“They’re getting that good California sun and are all bleach blonde,” said Jessica West, an environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The janitorial closet smelled pungently of bleach and cleaning solvents.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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“When someone has the yeast infection on their skin, the skin often bleaches temporarily.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
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
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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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
One pendant evokes the sea with its swirl of mother-of-pearl, spiral seashells and rivulets of pale gray leather arranged above a piece of bleached coral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Linda Harman, an independent councillor on Ashford Borough Council said the site "completely bleached the sky".
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
As daylight steadily bleached darkness from the sky that spring morning of 1994, Laila became certain that Rasheed knew.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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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 problem is repeated mass bleaching, which has become the norm with rising sea temperatures caused by climate change.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
The last global mass bleaching event was declared in 2024.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Many common whitening products rely on peroxide-based bleaching found in strips, gels, and mouth rinses.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
The lights in the office grew brighter and brighter, bleaching out the memory.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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