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cleanup

[kleen-uhp] / ˈklinˌʌp /








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At his first press conference as premier, in March 1998, he was asked how he intended to tackle the state-sector overhaul and financial cleanup ahead of him.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Previous owners of the American Labs Inc. facility did not fulfill agreed cleanup obligations, Pakkidis said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Because the glymphatic system performs much of its cleanup work during sleep, exercise could potentially support brain health through several connected pathways.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

"Residents, public agencies, and elected officials have repeatedly sought timely information regarding the cleanup, remediation, environmental monitoring, and recovery," Bass wrote in the letter to Lineage shareholders.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

After cleanup, I take my bag out of my locker and find a red sucker there.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Such cleanups appear to have influenced fans from other countries too.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Army Corps of Engineers cleared nearly 9,700 properties of hazardous items and other fire debris in eight months, one of the fastest cleanups of its size in modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

A federal judge has found that the city of Los Angeles violated the constitutional rights of homeless people by seizing and destroying their personal property during cleanups.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2026

Since 2007, comprehensive soil testing has been conducted after 64 wildfire cleanups in California, according to the memo.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2026

The old force had come back to work, and for the first time since Broxton Day had arrived in Mexico, the outlook for getting out ore and making regular "cleanups" was bright.

From Janice Day by Helen Beecher Long




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