cleaner

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Her mum Linda was a cleaner and her dad Peter was a plumber.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The breakthrough not only resolves a long-standing biochemical puzzle, but also points toward cleaner, more efficient methods for producing pharmaceuticals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Compared with buying a stock portfolio, prediction markets would have been a much cleaner way to hedge against Great Britain leaving the EU by giving direct exposure to the question, “Will Brexit happen?”

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Several leaders brought up the bloc’s emissions-trading system in their remarks, which obliges companies to pay for their greenhouse-gas emissions in a bid to nudge them toward cleaner energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

We do not have a vacuum cleaner, so I sweep a lot.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads