washed

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Living in the beach city for more than 50 years, he wondered why nothing could be done about the trash washed in by the San Gabriel River.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The inquiry heard he was presentable, washed and clean, but that Celeste felt there was "a kind of emptiness" in him.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

If hands are not properly washed, these devices can blow microbes onto your skin, other people, and surrounding surfaces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

After the cameras stopped rolling and the brown “sewage” was washed off, “we all started crying and holding each other as we said goodbye,” Kaczmarek recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But then she stopped, for the shame and hurt brought on by Edward Ashton’s remark about her family tree washed over her once more.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood