washed-up
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Two adult gray whales washed up dead in the nearby Ocean Shores area earlier in April, Cascadia Research Collective said.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
A woman whose prosthetic leg was swept out to sea said it was "just amazing" after it was found washed up on a beach in East Yorkshire 10 months later.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
A rare turtle that washed up in Jersey following Storm Goretti is to be flown to the UK for rehabilitation.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
A beach in south Wales "went global" last month when news spread that 200 Victorian shoes had washed up on its shores.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
After he had washed up and eaten, Estraven sat a long time by the stove that night figuring out precisely what we had and how and when we must use it.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
