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detergent

[dih-tur-juhnt] / dɪˈtɜr dʒənt /
NOUN
soap
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She hired her house manager to allow her room for joy and to be fully present with her 6-year-old daughter instead of worrying about whether they were running low on laundry detergent.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

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

Their mission that day was to come up with a new format of Tide detergent with improved features, such as stronger cleaning and better odor removal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Executives at rival companies have expressed bewilderment at the resulting product—a flexible 3-inch white square made of detergent fibers that feels like a pad of fabric.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Her skin was warm, and she smelled like laundry detergent and frost, as fresh as the winter air.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

The end-of-summer networking bonanza was organised by 20 business groups representing everything from cars to clean energy, digital to detergents.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

This includes whether contaminated clothing could transfer lead to other items in the wash and how detergents interact with the chemical.

From Science Daily Apr. 2, 2026

As well as clothing and shoes, the cupboard also stocks personal hygiene products and laundry detergents.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

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

Thousands of animals are used every year for testing things such as detergents, cosmetics, and, in fact, almost every new product that comes on the market.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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