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

Both bitcoin and ether have stabilized since Saturday’s sudden washout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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

The stock market is likely “closer to the bottom,” after Thursday’s washout, and investors should buy the dip, says Wall Street’s prescient and biggest bull, Tom Lee.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

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