An employee reportedly did not properly wash a ladle after using, only rinsing it with water and drying it with a paper towel.
— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
To do so, after unplugging and disassembling the humidifier and removing and rinsing the filter, fill the water tank with a gallon of water and one teaspoon of bleach.
The airbender has not been present in flushing thus far.
— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath.
Females produce large gametes and our bodies are organized around gestation and birth; males have small gametes and their bodies are organized around impregnating.
— Paisley Currah, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
Sealing granite surfaces with an impregnating sealer supplies protection against stains.
— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025
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