Example Sentences
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She said “demand for filtration is skyrocketing,” with cleansed stormwater “the biggest source of new water supply.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Could the political parties ever be cleansed of corruption? What place would African Americans have in American society? Would Native Americans survive at all, and at what cost to their embattled cultures?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“That cleansed the space of a lot of weaker companies,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
The purpose of earthly life for a good 16th-century Christian was to prepare for life with God in heaven, their soul cleansed of mortal sin.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
"There was grievous news today, my lord. I did not wish to trouble you until you had cleansed yourself."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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