bleach
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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
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
People have been urged to stay away from a flooded quarry where the water has a pH level "comparable to bleach", following a surge in visitors over the bank holiday weekend.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
What if I’ve managed to bleach my skin somehow?
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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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
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
Denner resin slowly bleaches your teeth, so if a sweet- eater lives long enough for their teeth to grow fully white, chances are they have already sold everything they have worth selling.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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
Nicknamed El Fulo – The Blond – for his bleached hair, Martinez has also stood out for his energy and tenacity at this World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
Celia called over her shoulder, flipping her bleached hair out of the way.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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The South Pacific is among the regions of the world most vulnerable to global warming -- from rising seas jeopardising homes to increasing temperatures causing coral bleaching.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
That includes droughts, floods, infrastructure damage, coral bleaching, wildfires, and agricultural and health effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 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
Wildfires, floods, melting ice caps, heat waves, the bleaching of ocean reefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
When I drift away from the fire to find a place to throw down my sleeping bag, the first faint smear of dawn is already bleaching the rim of the northeastern sky.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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