cleanse
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This momentary cleanse won’t save them, but it will keep them going.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
But he backs attempts to declare the Indemnity Act unconstitutional "to cleanse us of that past".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“No power, no justification, and no time can cleanse this great tragedy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
The idea of a tube up my tuchus didn’t scare me, nor did the notorious prep of drinking a foul-tasting liquid to cleanse your intestinal tract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
“The hair” — she pointed to my head — “must be evened. And I think braided would be best. Let us cleanse her first.”
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
Devon Kelley, a content creator who has posted to #ShowerTok, double cleanses her body once or twice a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was just out of earshot from Oz nodding along to musings on how “sleep is when the brain cleanses itself.”
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Some substances in parasite cleanses may disrupt the microbiome: the balance of natural bacteria in the gut that helps digest food and keep the body healthy, Lourido said.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
I explore “Why not both?’” since water cleanses us — not just physically but spiritually, emotionally and mentally.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
Something about it, though, cleanses everything that’s crowding my mind.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Maybe it’s because he was lucky enough to have his footprint cleansed a bit.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Will the doors of perception ever be cleansed?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
I reclined in the exam chair as Shalom parted my hair into sections and cleansed the area with an antiseptic liquid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
“That cleansed the space of a lot of weaker companies,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Spurge ranted, “It was Degravaunt who cleansed the forests of darkness!”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
The prayer service being held at the Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary Monastery included a holy water cleansing ritual that is popular among Orthodox Christians seeking spiritual healing for chronic illnesses.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
There was a time when economists treated a stock-market crash as a healthy, cleansing event for the broader economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Earlier work by the team showed that corona discharges could be a significant source of these atmospheric cleansing agents within forest canopies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
It’s cathartic and cleansing, and sometimes I see dolphins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
“Take a deep cleansing breath...and another. And now...downward-facing dog into eagle pose...”
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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