cleansing
Example Sentences
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There was a time when economists treated a stock-market crash as a healthy, cleansing event for the broader economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Among other capabilities, the new site will be the company’s global center for skin care and cleansing and have a “human performance lab” that will enable on-site testing of ingestibles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Earlier work by the team showed that corona discharges could be a significant source of these atmospheric cleansing agents within forest canopies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
It’s cathartic and cleansing, and sometimes I see dolphins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
The aroma of food is appealing again, but Lourdes is afraid of its temptations, of straying too far from the blue liquid, from the pitchers of cleansing ice water.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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