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scrub

[skruhb] / skrʌb /




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She managed to escape by hiding in outback scrub for several hours before she was able to wave down two men driving a truck.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

In Portugal, emergency services said they had controlled "80 percent" of a wildfire that has devastated some 13,000 hectares of forest and scrub land in the north of the country.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Any account of the 14th Amendment that attempts to scrub away that history is untruthful.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

The retired lobbyist has supported the mockingbird—and bashed the scrub jay—for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And he carried a packet of wet wipes to scrub down his desk chairs and locker handle.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Now, it is teeming with young healthcare professionals in scrubs and stethoscopes waiting for patients.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

She scrubs through video and photos and interviews a case worker.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Various male doctors or nurses in green scrubs are seen in the video on Kildow's Instagram handle.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

When I took Otto out for morning walks, I noticed nurses coming home in scrubs after overnight shifts at the nearby hospital—clearly headed straight for well-earned sleep.

From Salon Jan. 27, 2026

She was wearing nurse’s scrubs, her dark, curly hair pulled back into a ponytail, and when she saw them, she smiled.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

Dramatic footage of the incident has been scrubbed off the internet.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Over the past week Greenwater became a punchline for late-night monologues, and Antinone scrubbed his phone number from the internet after being inundated with angry voicemails accusing him of swimming in corrupt public cash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Dialects have since been dubbed over in cinemas and scrubbed from radio and television programmes.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Communities soon removed statues and busts of him and scrubbed his name from streets, parks and schools.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

They had also peeled potatoes, scrubbed pots and floors, washed windows, and hauled boxes and broken furniture.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

The 22-year-old now runs his own business scrubbing every sheet metal curve and interior corner of a vehicle until there isn’t a smudge or crumb left.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

A common industrial approach, aqueous amine scrubbing, requires heating large amounts of liquid to temperatures above 100 °C to release the captured CO2 and reuse the solution.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2026

If something’s sticky or stubborn, let it sit with a damp cloth for a minute before wiping; it saves you from unnecessary scrubbing.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2026

Previously, the International Olympic Committee required “clean venues,” which necessitated scrubbing all mention of corporate sponsorship.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

It wasn’t until the end of breakfast the next day when Mr. Drysdale made an appearance at the table, his hair wet from what I assumed was a long scrubbing in the bathtub.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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