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cleans

  • present tense form
    of clean (3rd person singular).
    clean
    adjective
    free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.

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In the coastal Gambian town of Tanji, Sirah Darboe-Manneh cleans fish next to a row of ice boxes laying empty because of relentless power cuts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

So why are people so captivated by videos of hoarded homes, crime scene cleans and other extreme clear-outs?

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Plus, Beijing accelerates its buildup in space and a drone maker cleans 28 tons of waste from Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Bass has credited her Inside Safe program, which cleans encampments and moves people into motel rooms, for driving the recent decline in street sleeping.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

The evening newspaper ran a review headlined local group pitches in, cleans up warehouse.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris