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detergent

[dih-tur-juhnt] / dɪˈtɜr dʒənt /
NOUN
soap
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In Kawasaki, on the southern outskirts of Tokyo, hundreds of machines at a venue operated by the specialist chain Benex are filled with bottles of soda, bags of sweets, and detergent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

These highly detailed tableaux of laundromats speak to immigrant life as characters from East Asian mythology and Mexican traditions tumble around washers, buy detergent from vending machines, and mingle in laundry baskets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

She hired her house manager to allow her room for joy and to be fully present with her 6-year-old daughter instead of worrying about whether they were running low on laundry detergent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

It smells like detergent and something heavy, sweet, and distinctly male.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The end-of-summer networking bonanza was organised by 20 business groups representing everything from cars to clean energy, digital to detergents.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

In those studies, the researchers developed approaches for converting other types of plastic waste into surfactants used in products such as soaps and detergents.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Petroleum is also used to make detergents that help toothpaste foam and synthetics that improve shelf life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

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

The most frequently repeated messages will be station call signals and appeals to purchase detergents, deodorants, headache tablets, and automobile and petroleum products.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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