Cleaning article

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A cleaning article comprising:

• a fibrous non-woven web comprising a vertically lapped non-woven web,
• wherein an outer surface of the cleaning article comprises a densified layer extending across the fibrous non-woven web, the densified layer comprising either a coating received in interstices of the fibrous non-woven web, a region of thermally-induced compression, or combination thereof.

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A method of making a cleaning article, the method comprising:

• providing a fibrous non-woven web having fibers substantially oriented at an angle from 45 degrees to 90 degrees along an interior portion of the fibrous non-woven web;
• and
• densifying the fibrous non-woven web to obtain a densified layer characterized by a density that is from 10 percent to 1000 percent of its original, undensified solidity, wherein an outer surface of the fibrous non-woven web comprises the densified layer.

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