sanitary
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Over the course of American history, women have been expected to do whatever work is necessary to keep their families fed, clothed and sheltered in sanitary homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"It's not a sanitary landfill. It's already an open dumpsite," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Kurita and Organo are purer plays on fab buildouts; Ecolab still makes most of its money keeping restaurant kitchens sanitary, while Xylem sells a lot of municipal pumps.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
It has taken a $380 million World Bank loan to build schools, hospitals, and sanitary facilities in crowded camps and host communities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
In a matter of weeks Richard Parker became constipated and his bowel movements came no more than once a month, so my dangerous janitoring was hardly worth it from a sanitary point of view.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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