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n. - Making something free of germs as by sterilizing; The state of being clean and conducive to health.

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  • So sanitation is bad for a lot of the city, even beyond where the tent camps are.
  • Make coordinated, long-term sanitation investments focused on both "software" (usage) and
  • They believed so much in sanitation, that this is turning against them in adverse conditions.
  • I'd toss in vaccination and antibiotics in the developed world, but water sanitation is the one big thing.
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