scrub
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If you have ever used a "magic eraser" sponge to scrub away scuffs on white shoes or crayon marks on a wall, you have seen how powerful these cleaners can be.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
The campaign was led by Gregory Bovino, a veteran Border Patrol chief who normally presided over a remote stretch of sand and scrub deep in the state’s Imperial Valley.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
If the conditions aren't right then the space agency's meteorologists will be the ones to "scrub" or cancel the mission.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
It then offered to scrub any trace of AI for a fee.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Just then a hairy, twiggy figure burst from the scrub.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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