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Airing one’s dirty laundry for all the world to see rarely ends well.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Reporters who exposed Greece’s dirty laundry to the world were a nuisance to the Greek government, which, having nearly lost its place in the euro zone after 2008, already had to vie for legitimacy on the world stage.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
How to machine wash sweaters The experts say not to throw your sweaters in with the rest of your dirty laundry.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
From toys and wires to shoes and dirty laundry, anything left on the floor will get in the way of a deep clean.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Reporters who exposed Greece’s dirty laundry to the world were a nuisance to the Greek government, which, having nearly lost its place in the euro zone after 2008, already had to vie for legitimacy on the world stage.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
How to machine wash sweaters The experts say not to throw your sweaters in with the rest of your dirty laundry.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
From toys and wires to shoes and dirty laundry, anything left on the floor will get in the way of a deep clean.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dirty laundry
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“Dirty laundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirty%20laundry. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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