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detergent

[dih-tur-juhnt] / dɪˈtɜr dʒənt /
NOUN
soap
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In Kawasaki, on the southern outskirts of Tokyo, hundreds of machines at a venue operated by the specialist chain Benex are filled with bottles of soda, bags of sweets, and detergent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

As inflation weighs on Japanese households, huge arcades on the outskirts of major cities are installing claw machines filled with eggs, rice, laundry detergent and other necessities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Janice Sedgwick, a volunteer at the charity's Guildford branch, said needed items were things like "toothbrushes, toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo, sanitary pads and laundry detergent".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

I nodded and wrapped my arms around him in a hug, breathing in his familiar scent, a mixture of the sweet, musky oil he used in his beard and laundry detergent.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

Additional sources of nutrients include industry, septic tanks and household detergents.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Petroleum is also used to make detergents that help toothpaste foam and synthetics that improve shelf life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

Researchers use it to improve proteins such as enzymes and antibodies that play important roles in medicine, industrial manufacturing, and even everyday products like laundry detergents.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026

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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