washed

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Kerstin Rudd said the delay meant that if there had been any evidence of what happened that night it had been "washed away with the rain or whatever".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

After big storms, including Hurricane Andrew, which destroyed many camps and washed out power lines, the utility routinely made the necessary repairs and restored service, though it might take months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

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

“Just spit it out,” I said as all the solidarity I’d felt a moment before washed away, and I took a step to the left so our shoulders weren’t touching anymore and blinked hard.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin