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flushing

[fluhsh-ing] / ˈflʌʃ ɪŋ /




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“I just worry that I’m flushing money down the drain a little bit as I kind of pay to a landlord,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Unfortunately, I seem to be flushing my money away on this problem — or at least that appears to be what the plumbing company would like me to do.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

The kind of contraction generated by walking moves cerebrospinal fluid out of the brain, leading Drew to hypothesize that the mechanism plays an important role in flushing out excess proteins and other unnecessary material.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

One installation, triggered by flushing the toilet inside the Tardis, emits the sound of the fictional time machine taking off.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

Colonel Moodus, his face flushing with embarrassment, bent close to whisper into his ear.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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