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cleaner

[klee-ner] / ˈkli nər /
NOUN
detergent
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“But at the same time, it almost would just be cleaner to bring it all together.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Indonesia, for instance, planned to replace diesel and coal electricity-generation units with cleaner alternatives, but had been moving slowly.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Thousands were precisely reproduced for the cleaner enclosures of the Maginot’s scientific mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

If these shocks truly are one-offs, the trimmed mean is giving the Fed a cleaner read on the trend and less reason to consider tightening policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"The cleaner you happen to be, the more smelly you are to a witch."

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl




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