cleaning

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He also worries about persistent liabilities tied to cleaning up so-called forever chemicals, PFAS, which 3M once produced and have been found in water supplies. 3M has reserved billions of dollars for cleanup.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It was there he saw the cleaning team, the first people he had encountered in almost a week.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They argue that lowering the capacity to around 83,000 and cleaning up the concourses has sanitized it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks.”

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

She and her brother stepped inside and wound their way past gleaming pipes and tanks and over to where Roz was cleaning some equipment.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown