cleaning
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Unfortunately, Picnic’s mom lost that job a couple of years ago; in the last economic dip, the offices—several gray, joyless buildings filled with cubicles and meeting rooms—laid off half their cleaning staff.
From Literature
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After polishing off the platter of food, and then the date-filled ma’amoul cookies that Zara’s mom also sent, we busy ourselves for the rest of the day, organizing and cleaning everything everywhere.
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A coming model can even climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.
“Look what I found when I was cleaning the yard?” he once said, holding up a 5-pound note.
From MarketWatch
Similarly, polypropylene, commonly used in packaging for medical supplies, cleaning supplies, and even furniture, also comes through the strait, with about 42% of the world’s supply coming from the region.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.