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grime

[grahym] / graɪm /


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Signs of poor cleaning include strong urine odors, dirty floors, and visible grime.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Nearby, a municipal flagpole is rusted, palm trees are dead, handrails are covered with stickers and a sign establishing a “Special Enforcement and Cleaning Zone” is covered with grime and graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

In addition to grime, gore and disdain for governments, the ragtime gangsters of “Peaky Blinders” provided a minor education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

She and other Alexandrians agree the tramway needs work: inside the hand-calligraphied blue exterior, grime covers every surface.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Then he drew his sleeve across his face, wiping away the grime, and sweat, and tears.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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