scrubbing

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But I’d say seven to ten minutes of my 15-minute reset is, almost always, spent sudsing and scrubbing.

From Salon • May 5, 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

She is so busy scrubbing coffee cups and baby butts that she forgets that most precious piece of metal, her wedding ring.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

And we get to work, brushing down the walls and scrubbing the floor, disturbing more mice than I want to see.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron