flushed

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“Every single day I was on it, all day long,” the Chico, Calif., woman said Thursday, her voice tremulous and her cheeks flushed to the color of her rose maxi dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Elevated volume last week feels like weak shareholders have been flushed out and a fresh regime of new investors has emerged.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Silver prices “could get flushed out lower below $100 an ounce before returning back above the century mark,” Spina said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Olive and other experts further note that this freshwater would have likely flushed sewage and nutrients into the sea, thus drawing in bait fish and, in turn, sharks.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Now, his face flushed, stumbling over his opening sentences, he began to read from a legal pad.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin