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The program has generated more than $36 billion in revenue since its inception, and the money goes to support affordable housing, wildfire resilience, clean drinking water, the high-speed rail and other projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The industry recorded job losses across 35 U.S. states and all its largest subsectors—energy efficiency, renewable power and clean vehicles, E2 says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I set up my cutting board at the bar in front of the television, clean and chop everything, then stash it in labeled deli tubs.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
She tells the BBC: "We're going to be having a messy girl summer" and says "it's a reaction to the clean girl and quite luxury aesthetics that took over our Instagram feeds," last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
He said he was ready to get back at it, and could we help him clean up and organize the marina?
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Instead of his house, we were at a New Age event venue in a strip mall that also contains an apothecary, a dry cleaner, and a head shop.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gladys Avyla, a member of Unite Here Local 11, has worked as a cleaner at the W Hotel in Hollywood for the last 14 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Lyft also has a cleaner balance sheet with $900 million in total debt versus $23.5 billion for Uber,” Lemonides said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
For a cleaner look, Kaelen Haworth, the owner of a luxury-clothing store in Toronto, likes choosing flowers in a single color or type, not an assortment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Or: Monica, whispering to her dry cleaner: Can you get this stain out for me?
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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"Hyperscalers had attracted much of that buying, while the supply chain remained one of the cleanest expressions of the belief that the AI capex machine would keep running at full throttle," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The cleanest way to own the shortage is also the most direct way to own the licensing risk.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Ohtani gave up seven hits for a quality start that wasn’t his cleanest but was enough for the Dodgers to win after Hernández’s blast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
McDonald’s franchisees installed filtration equipment to ensure the cleanest, crispiest flavor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
It was true that here, inside his shirt, was the safest and cleanest place.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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In the coastal Gambian town of Tanji, Sirah Darboe-Manneh cleans fish next to a row of ice boxes laying empty because of relentless power cuts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians monitors water quality for algal blooms and cleans up spawning creeks that get clogged with sediment and trash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Plus, Beijing accelerates its buildup in space and a drone maker cleans 28 tons of waste from Mount Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
And it cleans up in the third, loyalty revenue, including from credit cards, retail partners, and lounge memberships.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
She asks how their day was, she cleans up after herself, and she never forgets any of their birthdays.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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A manager suggested her equipment might be malfunctioning or needed to be recalibrated, cleaned or swapped out, but she insisted on filing a report, Dixon said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“It feels like we just cleaned out our dressing rooms and we’re moving back in,” notes Mays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Once they are cleaned by a conservation specialist, we expect to find out more about the identities and personal narratives of the people buried here.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Tangents, false starts, weird connections you didn’t expect to make mid-thought tend to get cleaned up when AI is involved,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Afterward, the girls entertained themselves by playing Lotería and watching telenovelas on the Spanish channel while Mamá and I cleaned the kitchen.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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She recently gave a neighbor $2,000 for cleaning out her garage — a “generous thank-you,” she called it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Such plans will likely bring economic opportunities to Greenlandic subcontractors in construction, catering, cleaning and other services, Keldsen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Tran demanded payment for a cleaning fee and allegedly ordered the women out of the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The toothbrush camera targets interdental cleaning, helping your teeth stay in pristine condition between dentist-office cleanings.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ever since the Hunley was placed in this tank, researchers and scientists have been painstakingly cleaning a century-and-a-half of sand, sediment, corrosion, and encrustation from the world’s first successful combat submarine.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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