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detergent

[dih-tur-juhnt] / dɪˈtɜr dʒənt /
NOUN
soap
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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

The Tide evo tile is a flexible 3-inch white square made of detergent fibers, which can be pricier than other formats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Finn sniffed a sleeve, and there it was: Mom’s unique odor, a mix of vanilla and Spring Breeze laundry detergent, with maybe some cinnamon and grass stain lurking underneath.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

In those studies, the researchers developed approaches for converting other types of plastic waste into surfactants used in products such as soaps and detergents.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 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

The most frequently repeated messages will be station call signals and appeals to purchase detergents, deodorants, headache tablets, and automobile and petroleum products.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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