flushed
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A sewage pumping station breaking down in the same month, amid reports that inmates had flushed clothes down toilets, which Mitie denied.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Instead, I use multiple electric fans to create a cross breeze, often sticking my sweaty, flushed face directly in front of the fan grill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
I once flushed a ptarmigan from Aleutian heather—here I’m reminded that these birds turn white when the snow flies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
When a toilet is flushed without a lid, it creates a "toilet plume" that releases tiny droplets into the air.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Abuela Remedios asked as she took hold of Pita’s head in her hands and looked at her flushed face.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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