flushed

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“Every single day I was on it, all day long,” the Chico, Calif., woman said Thursday, her voice tremulous and her cheeks flushed to the color of her rose maxi dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Elevated volume last week feels like weak shareholders have been flushed out and a fresh regime of new investors has emerged.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Martin Lewis said in his BBC Radio 5Live podcast that he knew of people who had been "panicked into overpaying" and for most borrowers it would be money "flushed" away.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Silver prices “could get flushed out lower below $100 an ounce before returning back above the century mark,” Spina said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Her eyes glowed, and her face was flushed with excitement.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix