residue
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Blake had gunpowder residue on his body, which he explained by saying he’d been at target practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Thankfully, Jenée Desmond-Harris has discovered a satisfying way to get rid of stickers and their gross residue once and for all.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Consumers in other countries love it because it is longer lasting, provides robust sun protection and doesn’t feel greasy or leave white residue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
They then lug heavy loads back home, spreading the seaweed out on the ground and snipping off residue.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
She rinses and dabs around the inside of my mouth, removing the residue and remnants.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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The residues of that history are not confined to old paint.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
But the petroleum products are masked in manifests — labeled waste material, lubricants, residues and other items not subject to the high taxes that Mexico levies on imported fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Its advanced chromatographic separation process is designed to recover critical minerals from several streams: mixed rare-earth carbonate, recycled magnets, mine tailings, industrial residues, zinc byproducts, electronic scrap and other secondary materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Additionally, concerns regarding pesticide residues, heavy metals, and microplastics in tea have been raised.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
Production of young birds on the New Brunswick breeding grounds is definitely reduced, and adult birds that have been analyzed contain large residues of DDT and heptachlor.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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