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washing powder

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noun

  1. powdered detergent for washing fabrics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It could have been for any other market research exercise, for washing powder or water bills, rather than anything to do with Westminster - so it wasn't a gathering of political junkies.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2025

It produces cleaning and hygiene brands such as Ariel washing powder and Oral B toothpaste.

From Seattle Times Feb. 1, 2024

The FSB later returned the bundles of washing powder to Wagner, the post said.

From Reuters Oct. 6, 2023

But his employment ended in disgrace after he shot an advertisement for a washing powder in the style of “Citizen Kane.”

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2022

Then wash thoroughly in hot water, using a good washing powder.

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)

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