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And even as algae consumes that phosphorus, it is being topped up in the water by agriculture, wastewater, un-maintained septic tanks, industry and every household in the catchment that puts phosphorus-containing detergent into the system.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

A box of Tide evo can cost almost twice as much as a tub of Tide pods, and can be far more expensive than store-brand liquid detergent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

MASON, Ohio—As the nation’s dominant purveyor of laundry detergent, Procter & Gamble PG -0.12%decrease; down pointing triangle knows full well that consumers have strong feelings about their wash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Many larger machines don’t have an agitator in the drum, instead relying on the tumbling action of clothing, detergent and water to clean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

She took good long whiffs of the wonderful essence of detergent and clean dacron-cotton which floated down with the petticoat.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

He then started his career in marketing at consumer-goods conglomerates, working on brands from detergents to dairy products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

The colorless gas is also used to make chemicals found in products such as antifreeze, detergents, plastics and adhesives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025

During the war we haven’t been able to do that—no detergents, no sterilizers, nothing.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2024

Both treated and untreated sewage discharges contain heightened levels of the key blooming nutrient phosphorus, from both human excrement and detergents.

From BBC ● May 6, 2024

The most frequently repeated messages will be station call signals and appeals to purchase detergents, deodorants, headache tablets, and automobile and petroleum products.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan