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  1. cleaning, cleansing, cleanupnoun

    the act of making something clean

    "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

    Synonyms:
    cleanup position, cleanup spot, killing, cleansing, cleanup

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  1. Mia Bloom:

    Up until now ISIS has been very clear. The role for women is cooking, cleaning and childcare. They do not have women on the front lines.

  2. Eli Dickerson:

    What those numbers do not tell us is the quality of the trees that were removed, the numbers are nuanced, and you don't know what type of forest and they are not all the same. The older forests with bigger trees tend to have more diversity, they provide more ecosystem services like storing and cleaning water, cooling the air. So it is a big deal.

  3. Zhang Yuqin:

    We haven't been back home since the explosions, the soldiers wouldn't let us into the compound. We heard they're cleaning up our homes. We haven't agreed to it, and don't know why they're cleaning up.

  4. Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye:

    They are not going to get away with this, the EPA was right in the middle of the disaster, and we intend to make sure the Navajo Nation recovers every dollar it spends cleaning up this mess and every dollar it loses as a result of injuries to our precious Navajo natural resources.

  5. Alex Palaghiu:

    The feeling is that we are not scared, we are properly trained and the cleaning standard is higher than ever. So we are confident.


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