cleanse
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The second wash in a double cleanse can be a way to scent the body and make the ritual feel more enjoyable, Gohara said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But he backs attempts to declare the Indemnity Act unconstitutional "to cleanse us of that past".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The author also contends that recessions don’t cleanse or restructure economies, the way wildfires clear forests of their dead wood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
I’ll shower, cleanse, moisturize and all that stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
He staggered back a few steps and buried his muzzle in a patch of new clover, chewing the sprouts to cleanse the foul odor from his sensitive nasal passages.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
When Tayshia Adams, a TV host and self-professed skincare junkie, double cleanses in the shower, she uses a vitamin C-based exfoliating wash then a hydrating cleanser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was just out of earshot from Oz nodding along to musings on how “sleep is when the brain cleanses itself.”
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
After a warm and ice-cold shower, he cleanses his face and rubs a frozen cucumber over it, which he says will reduce puffiness, acne and brighten his skin.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
However, parasite cleanses typically promise to purge the body of intestinal parasites such as tapeworms.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
The more water we drink, the more we sweat, and sweating cleanses our bodies of impurities.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
Maybe it’s because he was lucky enough to have his footprint cleansed a bit.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
She said “demand for filtration is skyrocketing,” with cleansed stormwater “the biggest source of new water supply.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Will the doors of perception ever be cleansed?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
“That cleansed the space of a lot of weaker companies,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
But as Milton was cleansed of original sin, Desdemona remained cognizant of her iniquity.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
The prayer service being held at the Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary Monastery included a holy water cleansing ritual that is popular among Orthodox Christians seeking spiritual healing for chronic illnesses.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“There’s going to be a cleansing between different funds, different assets,” said Alvarez-Demalde, who added that Riverwood is well-positioned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
They are also investigating whether trees have adapted to tolerate or even take advantage of this process, and whether the resulting atmospheric cleansing benefits forest ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
Blankfein added that the long period without a financial crisis cleansing process meant ”you accumulate tinder on the floor of the forest and eventually a spark will come.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
It was then that she went through her beauty routine, a cleansing, creaming ritual, which on Saturday nights included washing her hair.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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