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sanitation

[san-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌsæn ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
sanitary science
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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

UN agencies say they are working on improvements in pest control, drainage and sanitation.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Huang would work to repeal 41.18, which she described as inhumane, and end what she called “sweeps” — cleanups carried out at encampments by city sanitation crews.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

So, like many SSI recipients, she has continued to live with her father, who makes around $2,000 a month as a Philadelphia sanitation worker.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

“I’ll leave you two alone. But you don’t have a lot of time. The sanitation trucks leave in fifteen minutes. You have five in here.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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