wash
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This makes the sea lions sick, and eventually they could wash up dead.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
He was detained while working at a car wash in August, and the advocacy organization was crucial to his release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
It likely all worked itself out in the wash.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Photographs show buildings on the compound included a clinic and a car wash.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I dunno,” I mumble, feeling a cold wave of disloyalty wash over me.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
A clean produce brush might help, food-safety experts say, but skip the chemical produce washes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
A radical acceptance of your fate, floating in the void, washes over you.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Lee briefly suspended a membership program for unlimited washes because the service wasn’t up to snuff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
As the memory of it washes back over you, “Omaha” lingers, like a devastating short story — devastating because it’s about a pained father for whom the road ahead only seems to get narrower.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
"What comes ashore always washes back out. That's not a philosophical statement, Nadia. It's a fact."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
The carcasses of malnourished sea lions and whales washed up on beaches.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Guests lie on linen sheets, washed daily, on the floor for cleanliness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Bangladesh authorities have recovered the body of one woman, washed up from the sea.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Got stuff to make a Greek salad instead, since those are easily washed and peeled,” Berger wrote to me.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Down came the rain and washed poor Abby out.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
They have been documented engaging in "wave washing" -- cooperating to create choppy waters that knock seals off sheets of ice so they can be more easily captured and eaten.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I've got three pillars of the M4 in my back garden, I use one to help hang my washing line up," said Narelle.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Practicing proper hand washing and washing all fresh produce under clean running water are also key, although they don’t eliminate the risk of contamination completely.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
"That restorative sleep is super important for physical repair, learning and memory and washing out the toxins of the day," Macauley said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The six of us stay silently huddled together in the darkness, waves of shock, fear and disbelief washing over us.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
