In the Bible, Numbers 31 prescribes a purifying ritual for soldiers returned from war: a cleanse of fire and water.
Then I began hearing about the "lifestyle benefits" of the cleanse, of the 90-degree heat and tropical beaches.
I'd question her companion in the usual worried undertone, and chat with Ombretta in a manner that I could not cleanse of false brightness.
Think of it as a cleanse, of sorts, minus the green vegetable juice that tastes like a mixture of dirt, tree leaves and self-loathing.
It's been called the juice cleanse of 2015.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan called for a "cleanse" of the FBI.
Your brain gets a nightly cleanse of your neurons during sleep leading to better memory function, focus and learning.
Usually I go on a month or two of a cleanse of some sort -- no sugar, no carbs.
As Chechnya is a republic of Russia, Russian officials have oversight over the republic and many have openly expressed intense hostility toward queer people, including President Vladimir Putin, who called for a "cleanse" of homosexuality in 2014.
I didn't really have a good reason for doing it; looking back I'd probably call it a cleanse of some sort, but it was a decision that, while surprising to most, was met with positive feedback.
