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sanitation

[san-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌsæn ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
sanitary science
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She saw the effects first hand in customer service, when bots were taking over tasks like scheduling missed pickups for a sanitation company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Cruise ships are also subject to the agency’s Vessel Sanitation Program, which oversees sanitation inspections, outbreak monitoring and public-health guidance for participating vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

It has also left much of the Gaza strip in ruins and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, forcing many of them to live without access to sanitation, healthcare or adequate nutrition.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Ultimately, replacing damaged waste and sanitation facilities will need Israel to allow the entry of vital supplies from chemicals to pipes.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Without proper sanitation, disease swept through Durham’s slums like an armed invader, carrying off the young, the old, and the weak.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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