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awash

[uh-wosh, uh-wawsh] / əˈwɒʃ, əˈwɔʃ /




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In the mid-1990s, White, then–graduate student Haile-Selassie, and others began an intense search for Lucy’s ancestors in the Middle Awash region of Ethiopia.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

Awash in critical exultation, the movie rolled into theaters on Christmas Day and sold more than $18 million in tickets, a near record for the holiday.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Awash in austere overhead lighting, Kanai sat in a small office at the headquarters of Mutual Trading just outside Little Tokyo.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

Awash with cash after a year of high oil prices, fossil fuel producers have the firepower to invest in green energy.

From Reuters • Jan. 20, 2023

Awash in self-pity, I even longed for Aunt Ivy.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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