Etymology
Origin of housecleaning
Example Sentences
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This wasn’t a major housecleaning but more like a culling of online subscriptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
But even after a new album — the band’s 12th — was released in April, concert sales lagged, leading to the cancellations and a housecleaning behind the scenes.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024
She says her housecleaning service uses all-natural, nontoxic ingredients with no known carcinogens, human or aquatic toxins, and no known reproductive toxins.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
The housecleaning could delay processing the income statements because the financial team had been reshuffled, the source said, adding "with some firings, rediscovering the past gets even more complicated."
From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2023
He would ride me in a joking way in the room, criticizing my housecleaning or the way I wore my uniform.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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