cleanse
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The second wash in a double cleanse can be a way to scent the body and make the ritual feel more enjoyable, Gohara said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But he backs attempts to declare the Indemnity Act unconstitutional "to cleanse us of that past".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hindus believe completing the circuit carries great spiritual significance and helps cleanse sins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
I tried to do a juice cleanse in college and by Day 2 I wanted to die.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
“Okay, so I’m gonna have to go on a cleanse and add in some cycling and Pilates classes.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
When Tayshia Adams, a TV host and self-professed skincare junkie, double cleanses in the shower, she uses a vitamin C-based exfoliating wash then a hydrating cleanser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was just out of earshot from Oz nodding along to musings on how “sleep is when the brain cleanses itself.”
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
I sped-ran through every trendy diet before I turned 22: low-fat, low-carb, cleanses, “lifestyle resets.”
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2026
I explore “Why not both?’” since water cleanses us — not just physically but spiritually, emotionally and mentally.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
The more water we drink, the more we sweat, and sweating cleanses our bodies of impurities.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
Maybe it’s because he was lucky enough to have his footprint cleansed a bit.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
She feels cleansed by the sea and the fog that shrouds the world’s ugliness, and believes there is happiness to be salvaged from the wreckage of her past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
“That cleansed the space of a lot of weaker companies,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
The purpose of earthly life for a good 16th-century Christian was to prepare for life with God in heaven, their soul cleansed of mortal sin.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
“And that was only water and a blade. Think what you might become if you were cleansed of thirteen years of dirt, neglect, and servitude.”
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
“The risk comes from excessive intensity, not double cleansing itself,” said Kristyn Smith, an esthetician and founder of Practice in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He added that some of the money will also go towards fixing more potholes and further cleansing in the city centre.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
There was a time when economists treated a stock-market crash as a healthy, cleansing event for the broader economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Earlier work by the team showed that corona discharges could be a significant source of these atmospheric cleansing agents within forest canopies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
When I was little, I was confused about the process of this spiritual cleansing.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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