washout

Example Sentences

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Each participant completed two separate 28-day diet periods with a 28-day washout period in between.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Scotland are facing a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

That type of action often signals a washout, creating an attractive level to lean against on the long side.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Stocks may stage a tepid recovery from Tuesday’s Greenland-inspired washout, but anxiety remains high as President Trump arrives in Davos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Because he hadn’t read his air corps washout papers, he had no idea that he’d agreed to rejoin the corps for future service.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand