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They argue that lowering the capacity to around 83,000 and cleaning up the concourses has sanitized it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks.”
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
County include a special tax for cleaning up stormwater, and that imposing new regulations in this way doesn’t make sense.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
As hopes of his survival faded, Dawa Sherpa had slowly been making his way back, and on Thursday he was spotted by a cleaning crew as he slid slowly down the world's tallest mountain.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“Yeah, not until they finish cleaning up the damage,” he says, then adds, kind of wistfully, patting his dog’s head, “We used to walk in there every day.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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