scrubbed
Example Sentences
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In March, Hachette pulled “Shy Girl” from publication after widespread allegations that the horror novel appeared to be AI-generated and was swiftly scrubbed from Amazon and the Hachette website.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Decades of pollution regulations had scrubbed the valley’s air so much that those particles were vanishing—and the fog with them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Casey Wasserman’s name has been scrubbed from the agency he founded decades ago, replaced with an amorphous moniker: “The Team.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
He mixed the margarine for Portia and scrubbed the floor upstairs.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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