wash
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Brown, who exercises five days a week, starts by working an anti-bacterial body wash into his skin with a silicone scrubber, then follows with a hydrating body wash with hyaluronic acid or glycerin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There’s plenty more on the menu, including crisp sambusas stuffed with vegetables or beef, but whatever you order, add a mango juice to wash it down.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Her client, who was grabbed by immigration agents at a car wash last August, was seeking asylum because of the violence endemic in his region of Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He installed himself courtside, the Windows Clippy among the die-hards, leaping from his seat after dunks and wiggling like one of those inflatable tubes at a car wash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Phineas's old friends also wash their hands of him.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
In social-media posts sponsored by Dove, people are layering its fragrant body washes, bar soaps and scrubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Also collecting: inflation-linked bonds, especially European ones still priced as if the shock washes out.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Dog treats, favourite foods, washes and blow dries at home, endless love and attention.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
According to the agent, the team searched Google for nearby car washes and the Whittier business was chosen because “that was one of the places that came on the list as the nearest location.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
As you’re walking, sound washes over you, the steady thrum of human activity, people talking in a dozen different languages, chatting, haggling, arguing.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
When I received this jacket, it was filthy and under $200, but I just washed it carefully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Gantry cranes were washed away, silt and boulders jammed the headworks, and floodwaters entered the power house, knocking the plant offline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Communications infrastructure and roads were also washed away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"There are no roads, they have all been washed away, and many areas are just not accessible," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The sounds of a deeply divided crowd washed over her.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Why washing your body once may no longer be good enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The group also operated a museum dedicated to the crackdown and held events, including a yearly washing of the "Pillar of Shame" -- a statue to mourn victims.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
“If a washing machine breaks, nobody laughs,” said Dennis Hong, an engineering professor at UCLA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
They include steel, aluminum, clothing, smartphones and other electronics, fish, dishwashers, washing machines, and stoves.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Max and I take apart the sofa, stripping off its upholstery, washing the dark green cloth in three soapings of hot water.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
