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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
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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
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"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
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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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