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cleansing

ADJECTIVE
cathartic
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NOUN
distillation
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STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
scrubbing
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“There’s going to be a cleansing between different funds, different assets,” said Alvarez-Demalde, who added that Riverwood is well-positioned.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

There was a time when economists treated a stock-market crash as a healthy, cleansing event for the broader economy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

Earlier work by the team showed that corona discharges could be a significant source of these atmospheric cleansing agents within forest canopies.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

It’s cathartic and cleansing, and sometimes I see dolphins.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

He sang like the Holy Spirit had descended on him with a cleansing fire.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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