disinfectant
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The Lysol disinfectant maker’s sales grew 5% on a like-for-like basis on year, Reckitt Benckiser said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
"We have nothing to hide. We have called for the full release of these files repeatedly. We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
At 7:00 am, relatives brought packages: deodorant, toothpaste, soap and shampoo in labeled plastic bags, plus disinfectant and bleach -- provisions essential for maintaining hygiene in the latrines of tiny cells.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
Sunlight, too, is a great and timeless disinfectant: airy, open spaces don’t just allow air movement that reduces transmission risk — they actually let sunlight in where it can kill bacteria in the air.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025
We couldn’t use the phone at Lorraine’s anyway because her mother doesn’t have unlimited service, and at my house my mother is a disinfectant fanatic.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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