cleaned
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The bookish thriller "Verity" cleaned up in its North American box office debut this weekend while Tom Cruise flopped in "Digger" playing a rich old guy who thinks he can save the world.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
She described her parents, a railroad worker and a mother who once cleaned houses, as “Depression-era Democrats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Born in Calgary, having also represented Wales at youth level, Hargreaves cleaned up on the silverware front during his seven seasons in Munich - winning four Bundesliga titles and several German Cups.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
An analog LP never cleaned out your bank account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Because you haven’t cleaned up yet,” he said to the orphans, “I suppose you can be excused from attending tonight’s performance. But after cleaning up, you are to go straight to your beds.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
