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In natural environments, cycles such as rainfall or tidal changes repeatedly wash away these flawed areas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

“White does not wash away poor,” Andreas says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Buffalo needs to wash away the foul taste of that one-point loss to Philadelphia, plus the Bills want to turn off the lights at Highmark Stadium in style.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

If it ever ends up in their own hands in between, it doesn’t count as a QCD and the tax benefits wash away.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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