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rinse

[rins] / rɪns /


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“And that is rinse and repeat what happens to really good art and really good movements, and it’s what happened with Afropunk.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

For example, you can't pay player X £5m in year one of an excluded deal, then just £100 in year's two and three, rinse and repeat with a new big name every year.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The outbreak is a reminder of one of the persistent questions that surrounds lettuce: Do I need to rinse my “triple-washed” lettuce?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Wash and rinse the rice before soaking it in a fresh bowl of water for 20 to 25 minutes.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

But instead of walking down to the water to rinse the bowl, she had a thought.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

Many common whitening products rely on peroxide-based bleaching found in strips, gels, and mouth rinses.

From Science Daily Mar. 23, 2026

Instead, he puts a small amount of Dawn, which he buys in bulk to save, into the left side of his sink, adds water and rinses through dirty dishes.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

The action of the water releases more cyanide, nitriles and cyanohydrins, and squeezing rinses them away.

From Salon May 6, 2024

The brand touts a variety of products including shampoo, conditioner, a hair oil, a hair mask and a shaking vessel to apply rinses.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2024

She takes off her disgusting clothes, rinses them, and hangs them up.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Jack had reached for a vol-au-vent, swallowed it whole in one bite, rinsed it down with a glass of champagne and seized center stage all in one action.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

"I've literally just rinsed out my underwear, and clothes I wore out, to try and give myself another day."

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The researchers rinsed and peeled potatoes before cutting them into strips.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

The rocks were then placed in a woven basket with water and acorn flour that had been rinsed and re-rinsed over several days, to remove bitter tannins.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2025

There were no brushes, no soap, no towels, but I rinsed myself off anyway.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

After rinsing the pipe, workers will refill it with clean water, refill the hole and repave the street.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

In the local hospital, a modest building nestled within the hillside town's trees and high grass, healthcare workers are rinsing both floor and walls with a chlorine solution.

From Barron's May 24, 2026

You know to turn the faucet in the bathroom off while rinsing out your swimsuit but something distracts you.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

The dedicated staff introduced us to the elephant we’d be bathing, allowing us to each scrub a quarter of the animal before rinsing clean.

From Salon Jan. 13, 2026

Then we went and washed our hands under the running tap, rinsing mouth and face as well in the cool water, and came back ready for sleep.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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