cleaned

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Platner, in damage-control mode, acknowledged that he was occasionally a lousy boyfriend but denied any sort of physical abuse, swore that he has cleaned up his act, and pledged that no more skeletons will emerge.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“Frank cleaned out his house of anything that came from the Neverland Ranch. And he hands me a Nike bag,” Amen said in the docuseries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Captain Tom Latham was out to the third ball of the chase and, crucially, Kane Williamson was palpably lbw to Josh Tongue, before Gus Atkinson cleaned up nightwatchman Will O'Rourke.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Bizarrely, Mr. Fountain has cleaned up Mr. Trump’s well-documented foul mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

She cleaned her hands at the washbasin, then ladled some stew from the pot cooling on the potbelly stove.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros