doesn't wash

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He has been married three times, shares a total of seven children and stepchildren with his third wife, and once said on television that he doesn’t wash his hands because germs aren’t real.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2024

Judge Watkins said that doesn’t wash, at least for the anti-immigrant label.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2023

That doesn't wash with Professor Tom Baxter, an expert in hydrogen at the University of Strathclyde.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022

Dalessandro wears his 1997 national championship T-shirt that he doesn’t wash between wins, and he always enters the stadium with hope.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

"I can't," I whisper, because I've been scared down to my bones and it doesn't wash off that fast.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon