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is cleaning

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

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So - is cleaning up the air making global warming worse?

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Astroscale is cleaning up the mess — or trying to.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2025

Instead, Eddie is cleaning up — because he doesn’t want people to drive by and think this neighborhood is a mess.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025

The simulations showed “that one of the most powerful means that humanity has at its disposal to combat climate change” is cleaning up its land and saving forests, the study said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

A nurse is cleaning bloody equipment at the sink.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu