germs
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Cleaning air filters removes dust, pet hair and germs, and — the best part — replacing them is inexpensive and easy.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Antibiotics are another standard treatment, and doctors are growing reluctant to prescribe them widely because of the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Her history of Kleenex tissues is a tour de force: We learn that the Kimberly-Clark Corp., which owns Kleenex, played on the fear that reusable handkerchiefs were essentially wads of tuberculosis germs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
And young children, who are still developing immunity to common germs and also like to stick their fingers in their mouth and eyes, share a lot of germs.
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026
Mom freaked ’cause of germs, and spent, like, two days cleaning them over and over.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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