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- noun Alternative spelling of
dry cleaning . - verb Alternative spelling of
dry cleaning . Present participle ofdry-clean .
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Examples
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The President of the DC-MD-VA Drycleaner's Association said that members of his caucus have experienced a huge decline in dry-cleaning demand as senators and congressmen anticipate fewer TV appearances, and lesser need to be dried and cleaned.
Dinkar Jain: Cracks on the Debt Ceiling Dinkar Jain 2011
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Never have a suit that doesn't need a cleaning put therugh the rigors of dry-cleaning.
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First, we pared down or eliminated any nonessential services to conserve cash—no more housekeeping help, fewer restaurant meals, and, thanks to a more relaxed dress code—no more dry-cleaning bills!
Lighten Up Peter Walsh 2011
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Plenty of people have become millionaires by owning a couple of dry-cleaning businesses – I know, my in-laws did it.
Matthew Yglesias » An Influential Idea I Didn’t Get in a Book 2010
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It's fair to say that the scene where he got angry because his girlfriend had washed his tux in the washing machine instead of dry-cleaning it was not the most riveting sequence ever committed to celluloid.
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I'm going to the WorldCon for the awards, of course -- my tux is hanging in its dry-cleaning bag awaiting its annual airing.
Boing Boing 2009
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DETAILS: Built as a hotel in 1928, this Art Deco-style building called the Paxton has a gym, a theater, a dry-cleaning service, a ballroom, wine storage, underground heated parking and a security staff.
A Luxury Penthouse in Omaha Sarah Tilton 2011
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Called the Paxton, the building was built as a hotel in 1928 and includes a gym, a theater, a dry-cleaning service, a ballroom, wine storage, underground heated parking and a security staff.
Omaha Penthouse 2011
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"People here are trying to help," said Robert Clark, a 48-year-old from Pennsylvania who came to Los Angeles for a dry-cleaning job that didn't pan out.
Protesters, Homeless Share Turf–and Tension Tamara Audi 2011
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She showed her credit card, two bank cards, Shoppers Drug Mart "Optimum" card, Humber River Regional Hospital Card and a recent dry-cleaning receipt from Bright Cleaners on Lawrence Ave.,
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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