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[wosh, wawsh] / wɒʃ, wɔʃ /








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Scientists predict that the plastic pellets will continue to wash up on North East beaches as the clean up continues.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Physicists call this trait universality -- the messy, microscopic details wash out and only a few essential features survive," explains Jason Alicea, William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

It said modelling cannot accurately predict exactly when and where nurdles will wash up and the complete recovery of every nurdle was not considered achievable.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

So you go to India and you go look at how people wash their hair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I dunno,” I mumble, feeling a cold wave of disloyalty wash over me.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Its outlined forms of three rabbits and a deer either take shape out of Hua’s smoky ink washes or evanesce into them, a depiction of ecological destruction that seems contemporary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Bluebottle drone, manufactured in Sydney, is named after a small jellyfish with a painful sting that washes ashore on Australian beaches.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The dishwasher camera tailors washes for optimal energy efficiency and finally solves the mystery of what goes on inside there during the cycle.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

“Flash flooding will be possible in creeks, normally dry washes, swimming holes, and over recently burned areas,” the agency warned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

I ask as Nico goes straight to the sink and washes his hands.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

"All summer long, I've been picking up bits of drones washed up on the beach," added Baronov, a mechanical engineer by training who harbours a fascination with military hardware.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

A flash flood has washed away houses, bridges and damaged a hydropower project along a river in central Nepal.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Water from a massive swell — double the size that was initially predicted — blasted through 20-foot berms erected at the Wedge and washed out roads from about 21st Street to 6th Street, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Somebody washed the ramekins and refilled the baskets.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Before bed on Sunday night, Janie always took a shower and washed her hair.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

Emissions reductions can be made, for example, by using AI to schedule a washing machine to run when solar electricity is abundant, Singh said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

This means hosepipes cannot be used for watering gardens, washing vehicles and windows, and filling pools.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

His comments come after a BBC interview where he spoke about so-called safety breaks for AI systems controlling critical infrastructure or automated systems and said that washing machines are subject to more rules than AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Treatment includes washing all bedding, clothing, and household materials like curtains on a hot wash and tumble dry, or they can be put in plastic bags in a freezer for three or four days.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Her hands were still in the sink, but she had stopped washing.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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