genericides.org keeps a list of generic trademarks. We support the list with examples of "generic use" in newspapers worldwide. The entry below is such example.
Die Leipziger sind nicht so etepetete wie die New Yorker, die einen vorm Knutschen drei Minuten mit Listerine gurgeln lassen
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Is the trademark here used in an expression?
No
In what news organisation did it appear?
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Translation
New Yorkers, who let you gargle with Listerine for three minutes before making out
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