dry-clean
verb
dry-cleaned; dry-cleaning; dry-cleans
: to subject to dry cleaning
: to undergo dry cleaning
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And what’s the deal with the dry-cleaning king of Brooklyn?
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The actual dry-cleaning process takes about one to one and one-half hours.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
Among the items are 50 rare tapes including master recordings with unheard tracks, as well as personal paperwork such as payslips for him and his bandmates, a handwritten form in which Hendrix requests his birth certificate, dry-cleaning bills and tour itineraries.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Multiple sources contaminated the wells, including waste from a nearby dry-cleaning facility and leaks from underground storage tanks on base, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The actual dry-cleaning process takes about one to one and one-half hours.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
Among the items are 50 rare tapes including master recordings with unheard tracks, as well as personal paperwork such as payslips for him and his bandmates, a handwritten form in which Hendrix requests his birth certificate, dry-cleaning bills and tour itineraries.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Multiple sources contaminated the wells, including waste from a nearby dry-cleaning facility and leaks from underground storage tanks on base, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Dry-clean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-clean. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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