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gutting

verb

present participle of gut

as in cleaning

to take the internal organs out of you'll need to gut the fish and wash it out before you can cook it

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There’s always somebody cleaning, a chef, nannies, assistants.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Plainly put, consumers buy toothpaste, groceries, and cleaning supplies regardless of macro or micro economic stress.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

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Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric scored the club's 1,000th Bundesliga goal, and Alexander Prass was sent off after removing his shirt to celebrate his goal while already booked.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The takeaway here is that removing debris from orbit requires careful planning.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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