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cleans

  • present tense form of clean (3rd person singular).

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One of the most remarkable discoveries of recent years is that while we sleep, the brain cleans itself.

From BBC Jul. 19, 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

And it cleans up in the third, loyalty revenue, including from credit cards, retail partners, and lounge memberships.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

It now cleans roughly 200 to 220 cars a day, down by about 80 from before the raid.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

He cleans the oozing blisters, examines them for infection.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell