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clean

[kleen] / klin /








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Eventually, it plans to apply its technology to a variety of areas, including hardware design, drug discovery and global challenges such as clean energy, according to a news release.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The grants were for clean energy projects such as new battery plants, electrical grid upgrades, carbon capture initiatives and a $1.2-billion award for California’s nascent hydrogen hub known as ARCHES.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

I don’t know how to make those facts, that awful juxtaposition, clean, and I have stopped trying.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

The day started as planned, but her schedule was wiped clean a few hours later.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

My invisible lockermate must have had to clean up my mess, and the primary feeling I have is relief.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

But the Western States Petroleum Assn. trade group opposes that, saying it would penalize California refiners that have already invested in making the cleaner fuel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

"We never describe ourselves as lonely," says SJ Hoadley, who works as a cleaner in the UK and began documenting her own solo living after discovering Isa's videos.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Kevin Warsh has staked his chairmanship on the premise that a quieter Federal Reserve gets a cleaner read on what investors think.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Many of the materials needed for cleaner energy systems and advanced technologies are still produced through processes that carry significant environmental costs.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Lily is getting frustrated with her pipe cleaner, so I gently help her untwist the fuzzy wire.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“She has the cleanest prose. I think she’s the best writer of all time,” Jeselnik says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The reward is the cleanest public market exposure to the only fuel that solves the AI grid problem at scale.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

Croatia’s grid is among the cleanest in Europe: Renewables supplied more than 52% of all electricity consumed in 2025, with a further 15% from nuclear.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, however, supplied the argument’s most exacting skepticism, and likely the cleanest window into which a center-right majority might land.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2026

And it is not an exaggeration to say that the Gardens of Glenwood is the cleanest building in all of Bakersfield.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Scheets and other young entrepreneurs are also driving the trend by capitalizing on demand for full-service cleans to keep America’s aging fleet of vehicles looking spiffy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 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

His wife, who cleans hospitals, starts work before dawn and does school pickup in the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This lightweight, agile cordless vacuum cleans in all directions, with a green laser to show hidden dust.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

“He cleans up at the High Horse Juke Joint sometimes.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Local residents arrived in the village to inspect their homes, while others cleaned up the dust and debris from their damaged properties.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Alternatively, a Waymo can return to an Austin operations depot managed by Uber to park, charge up, and get cleaned.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Prior to the 2025-2026 school year, it cleaned eight campuses, leaving 11 more, including Muir and Blair high schools, to be cleaned.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Residents have also suggested the source of the flies could be the area's drains, which they claim aren't cleaned as regularly as they used to be.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Jiller had cleaned the cut on his forehead, but his head still ached, and Sheba's jeering words of warning tormented him.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

A spokesperson for the department said it was "committed to restoring nature and cleaning up our rivers whilst upholding the highest animal welfare standards".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

In the video individuals are seen from afar putting their hands into the water while workers undertook cleaning work, but it did not clearly show people damaging the pool or depositing anything into it.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Broadening the sales tax to services that are currently untaxed, such as dry cleaning, landscaping or personal training, would primarily hit higher earners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

At the beginning of July, about 50 protesters gathered outside of the warehouse and called for the warehouse operator to “pack up and leave” after cleaning up its mess.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Once she’s disentangled from all her cleaning supplies, I point at the glass ball.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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