scrub

Along the Beagle Channel, an icy stretch of water at the southern tip of the Americas, a concrete slab rises from hills covered in low, brownish scrub.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

They are decidedly un-classic: Billie’s desperation to scrub her embarrassing social-media history before a job interview, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Getting to the ranch requires a journey up winding hills, past signs that read “Please Be Kind,” on roads flanked by cacti, chaparral and coastal sage scrub.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

First attempts to scrub off the paint on the court were not completely successful, so contractors have been on site using "laser technology".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

About ten minutes later an exhausted-looking doctor in a scrub shirt poked his head into the waiting room.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

In social-media posts sponsored by Dove, people are layering its fragrant body washes, bar soaps and scrubs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

She co-founded the vegan skincare company Hyphen with Bollywood star Kriti Sanon in 2023 and also runs mCaffeine which makes scrubs, washes and lotions and calls itself India's first caffeinated personal care brand.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

But the popular Korean spa, with its beloved “Buff” body scrubs and warm clay sauna, has become … well, crowded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Women in green scrubs and hairnets were lined up to greet her as her stretcher rolled out of the elevator.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

I waved at the boy before Barb stepped in between us, colorful scrubs putting up a wall between the two of us.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

Then, an illegal shift scrubbed an 18-yard catch and carry by Oronde Gadsden II. Finally, another illegal formation brought back an 11-yard run by Lance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

All schools will open as normal — although operations will be tightly monitored and affected campuses are being scrubbed clean inside and out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

SpaceX had scheduled the test flight to happen last week, but it was scrubbed shortly before liftoff after problems with the booster engines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

A previous attempt at launch was abruptly scrubbed just as the booster began to ignite, in an automatic stoppage that occurred after some engines did not start.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

His face was shaved smooth and scrubbed raw, the tow hair clean and wet-combed.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

“It just doesn’t make any sense,” the fan said in the video, showing footage of her scrubbing the star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It’s a scrubbing of the past, an act of forgetting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

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

They simulated real-world use by repeatedly scrubbing the sponges against rough metal surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026

By the time he reached the park entrance, his lungs felt like there were little men inside scrubbing them with sandpaper.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville