cleaning

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Detainees are paid $1 per day under a voluntary work program for cleaning or cooking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Doing laundry, cleaning the tub, getting your upper lip waxed at a nearby salon — these are all chores that fall into this category.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

He has also brought on a partner, now employs a crew and no longer does the cleaning work himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Alice spends her days cleaning Lady Jemima’s stinky shoes, sponging her underwear and greasing her long blonde hair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Around the clock she nursed her older sister, many nights getting no sleep at all, and so the cooking and washing and cleaning for the family fell to me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom