cleanups

noun

plural of cleanup
as in profits
an exceptionally large return The couple made a cleanup when they flipped the house.

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Recent Examples of cleanups Wells also organized cemetery cleanups in historically Black neighborhoods, including Lincoln Memorial Park in Brownsville. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 About 600 clients work for Chrysalis in one of four divisions, including street cleanups, which has always made sense to me. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 The report quoted Shipilova's neighbors as saying a team of disinfection experts did several cleanups of her apartment, leaving a strong antiseptic smell. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 New Yorkers also have opportunities to earn points through local volunteer efforts throughout September, including urban planting, beach cleanups and food donations. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 May, a fifth-generation Idahoan, has led cleanups in the Foothills herself in years past and confirmed there’s far more than just nails and beer cans up there. — Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026 Guests can also participate in a range of environmental programs including coastline cleanups, recycling efforts, and reef protection activity that includes going fishing for destructive lionfish—and then enjoying a meal cooked with it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 These cleanups are held each year on the third Saturday in September. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 And fourth, each moved fast, front-loading the painful medicine of store closures, marketplace cleanups, and resetting Wall Street expectations immediately upon taking over, rather than kicking the can down the road, letting problems fester. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
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  1. profits
  2. killings
  3. sales
Noun
  • The impact of higher fuel costs on demand and profits is also critical, as is the competitive landscape relative to UPS this holiday season.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Though the company is still throwing off bundles of cash, the profits aren’t good enough for a ravenous Wall Street, and the blood of 1,000 staff has been let as Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters attempt to change the record.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of profits
Noun
  • The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of killings
Noun
  • Items listed from employee or family and friends sales are sometimes removed, but those sellers will not be banned from the platform.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The firm’s profits, Maeda explains, come mostly from sales of the Akalux drug.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of sales

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