detergent

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Lyondell is a world leader in polypropylene—think the cap on a bottle of detergent.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The company, whose signature brands include Tide detergent and Bounty paper towels, derives of about half of its sales from the U.S.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Everything became more expensive at the start of the year: meat, milk, salt, flour, potatoes, pasta, bananas, soap, toothpaste, socks, laundry detergent, and many medicines too.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

P&G teamed up with Universal Pictures to create a “Wicked: For Good” collection spanning a range of personal-care and home products, including Febreze scents and Gain laundry detergent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

I brought out my garbage-can washing machine and rinsed clothes that had been jiggling in detergent for two days.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck