wash
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These leaks, which include several maps, video from a gas station and a car wash, come just days before the game is set to have an exclusive preview on Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
But on Friday she appeared to wash her hands of his return, with her government saying it was a "personal choice" By Rocha that she had not sanctioned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
People handling eggs, eggshells or egg packaging should wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water, she added.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“There’s just so much gray area that hasn’t come out in the wash yet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He closed his eyes and let Rowdy wash away.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The i Paper says "sixteen million people could see their areas move into drought status this week", meaning that "car washes and swimming pools could face water bans" amid heatwave conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
According to the agent, the team searched Google for nearby car washes and the Whittier business was chosen because “that was one of the places that came on the list as the nearest location.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
According to the motion, the government sent intelligence-gathering teams to Home Depots and car washes where “they ran checks until they identified an arbitrary number—typically a small number—of possibly unlawfully present individuals.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
A clean produce brush might help, food-safety experts say, but skip the chemical produce washes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Thunder boomed and lightning cracked, lighting up the sky in sudden, glaring washes.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
Laguna Beach officials have closed a section of the Aliso Beach parking lot after high tides and strong waves washed away sand and undermined a section of the lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
My blue hair washed out to a mossy green, and I just went with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Communications infrastructure and roads were also washed away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I don't know where to go. We had three houses, all of which were washed away by the floods."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Heat washed over me in waves as I tried not to think too hard about how nice Oliver’s smile was, whether that brief touch had been accidental or intentional...
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Clothes on a washing line have been drying in minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
They include steel, aluminum, clothing, smartphones and other electronics, fish, dishwashers, washing machines, and stoves.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Now, he added, he has “servers, bartenders and oyster shuckers in the kitchen washing dishes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Other scenes include the Last Supper, Pilate washing his hands, Christ carrying the cross, and the Crucifixion itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
She was in the kitchen washing the dishes when he called her again last night.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
