detergent
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Now the maker of Tide detergent and Bounty paper towels has to find ways to keep momentum as Americans squeezed by inflation try to stretch budgets and find value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
And even as algae consumes that phosphorus, it is being topped up in the water by agriculture, wastewater, un-maintained septic tanks, industry and every household in the catchment that puts phosphorus-containing detergent into the system.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
And it regularly sets discounts for its laundry detergent to reduce the price from about $12.99 to just under $9.99.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Tide aficionados are deeply loyal to the scent of the detergent, so that had to come through in the tiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
I plug up the basin with a rag, sprinkle in detergent, dump in the smelly diapers, and start scrubbing.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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Researchers use it to improve proteins such as enzymes and antibodies that play important roles in medicine, industrial manufacturing, and even everyday products like laundry detergents.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
He then started his career in marketing at consumer-goods conglomerates, working on brands from detergents to dairy products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
The colorless gas is also used to make chemicals found in products such as antifreeze, detergents, plastics and adhesives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
It is used in common substances like plastic, resin, nylon and some forms of dyes, pesticides or detergents.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Thousands of animals are used every year for testing things such as detergents, cosmetics, and, in fact, almost every new product that comes on the market.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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