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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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Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm's meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing powder.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

Today, however, Carrefour, is free to sell washing powder at a 60% discount, Bompard said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 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

If you were bringing out a new soap or washing powder, where would you advertise?

From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig

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