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eyewash

[ahy-wosh, ahy-wawsh] / ˈaɪˌwɒʃ, ˈaɪˌwɔʃ /




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"For us in the Khumbu region, it has just been an eyewash," said Nawang Thome Sherpa, head of a local body in Phakding, one of the vulnerable villages downstream Imja lake.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Throw on a lab coat, spark a Bunsen burner, and stay close to the eyewash station, but hopefully it won’t come to that.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Amazon added three more eyewash stations during the course of L&I’s inspection, which involved a six-day site visit.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

In particular, Newsom called out workplace regulations that require “providing an eyewash station if household workers use chemicals like bleach.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2023

He was the only man Esteban had ever met who polished his fingernails and put blue eyewash in his eyes.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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