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sanitization

American  
[san-i-tiz-ay-shuhn] / ˌsæn ɪ tɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  • sanitizations
    plural
  1. the act or process of sanitizing or removing dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or disinfecting.

  2. the act or process of sanitizing by eliminating material considered unwholesome, objectionable, or incriminating.


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But you’re saying that the jurisprudence itself, the technologies, the sanitization of execution, every part of how we practice capital punishment has gone in the opposite direction.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The danger isn’t that Mr. Fuentes and his ilk drive a genuine movement, but that their sanitization might make them one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

Although due to the large volume of dead animals and “the extra time required for sanitization procedures,” in some areas, pick-ups have shifted from daily to every-other day schedules.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024

Jonker says dairies have “fine-tuned” the sanitization of milking equipment.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2024

In the meantime, Virginia Mason Medical Center is doubling down on cleaning and sanitization protocols, Ross said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

The simplifications and sanitizations of “Brooklyn” would be only dreary if they merely served the purpose of a streamlined and simplified story-telling mechanism.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2015

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